General Rules for Hold 'Em Games
Hold 'Em Poker is a combination of Community Poker and the use of
blind bets in place of antes. The main Hold 'Em game from which all
others branch is Texas Hold 'Em.
In addition to designations of minimum bet and maximum bet, in Hold 'Em
Poker (with the exception of Home Hold 'Em), designation will need to
be made for the "small blind bet" and the "big blind bet". Instead of
starting the pot off with players' antes, Hold 'Em games start off the
pot with two blind bets (bets made by players before they even see
their cards). The small blind should be slightly less or equal to the
minimum bet. The big blind should be twice as much as the small blind.
Before looking at their cards, the player to
the left of the dealer throws their small blind bet into the pot and
the player to the left of the small blind throws their big blind bet
into the pot. The player to the left of the big blind is the first
player who can actually look at his or her hand before deciding whether
or not to see the blinds and call, see the blinds and raise, or fold.
The rest of the betting round proceeds as a regular poker betting
round, bearing in mind that the two blinds have already invested money
into this betting round and only need to see the bumps that were made
after them.
This applies only to the first betting round. All other betting rounds
proceed as per regular poker betting rounds, following the flipping of
the community cards. The standard number of community cards in a Hold
'Em game is five. Three cards are flipped after the first betting round
("The Flop"), a fourth after the second betting round ("The Turn") and
a fifth after the third betting round ("The River").
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