Ok just so you'all understand Texas Hold' Em is our favorite game and the one we mostly play here at The Texas Poker Store. So here are the rules as we know them and as we found them from many places and put them here for you. If you have any specifics we have missed please email them to us and we will add them if they are verifiable.
Texas hold 'em (also known as hold 'em or holdem) is a
variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face
down to each player and then five community cards being placed by the
dealer—a series of three ("the flop") then two additional single cards ("the
turn" and "the river"), with players having the option to check, bet or fold
after each deal, i.e. betting may occur prior to the flop, "on the flop," "on
the turn," and "on the river."
The game is divided into a series of hands or deals; at the conclusion of
each hand, the pot is typically awarded to one player (an exception in which the
pot is divided between more than one is discussed below). A hand may end at the showdown, in which case the remaining players
compare their hands and the highest hand is awarded the pot; that highest hand
is usually held by only one player, but can be held by more in the case of a tie. The other possibility
for the conclusion of a hand is when all but one player have folded and have
thereby abandoned any claim to the pot, in which case the pot is awarded to the
player who has not folded.
Deal:
Two cards are dealt face down to each player. Before or while they are being
dealt, the player to the dealer's left makes the pre-determined "small
blind" bet. This is immediately followed by the player to the left of the
'small blind' making the "big blind" bet.
The player to the left of the 'big blind' is the first player permitted to
look at his or her hand before making a betting decision. That player can see
the big blind and call, see the big blind and raise, or fold. The rest of the
betting round conducts itself as a regular poker betting round, with the opening
bet to call, raise, or fold being the big blind's.
When the betting round reaches the small blind, it must be noted that that
player has already invested a sum of money into this betting round. Technically,
it was the small blind that opened this betting round by making the initial
(albeit, blind) bet. Whatever the amount of the betting round when it reaches
the small blind, the amount of the small blind bet is what that player has
already invested into this betting round.
The same goes for the big blind. If nobody bumps the bet after the big blind,
then the big blind owes nothing, as this was the player that made the last bet.
It must be noted, however, that contrary to regular poker betting, if nobody
bumps the bet after the big blind, the big blind owes nothing BUT is still
allowed the option to bump the betting round when it reaches him or her. If the
big blind declines from bumping, then the betting round is over.
The Flop:
The top three cards from the deck are flipped face up in the center of the
table. The small blind opens a second betting round, which proceeds as a regular
poker betting round.
The Turn:
The top card from the deck is flipped face up in the center of the table as
the fourth community card. The small blind opens a third betting round, which
proceeds as a regular betting round.
The River:
The top card from the deck is flipped face up in the center of the table as
the fifth and final community card. The small blind opens a fourth and final
betting round, which proceeds as a regular betting round. After this betting
round, players make their best five card hands using the two cards in their hand
and the five community cards in the center of the table.
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