Is there a good site which explains how the hold em rounds work with some examples?
I don't quite get when the flop and turn and river stuff is deal. Like there are 6 players, ones the dealer, and the two people pay the blinds and then betting starts and then why does the flop come in?
Say player 1 is the dealer, 2 and 3 pay the blinds, then 4,5,6 call then does the flop come in? or is it 1 calls and then the flop comes in or what?
What happens with raises?
http://www.timeforchess.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=37173&page=1
Here's a fairly recent poker discussion that may be helpful. You could also use a search engine such as 'google' and type in "texas hold-em poker rules" or something similar. That will get you some results. Or just find an online poker site, register for a 'play money' account, and jump in and try it out. It will all become clear to you fairly quickly.
I like to play at 'pokerstars.com', but that is only one of the numerous sites out there.
action starts on 4, who has to option to fold, call the big blind, or raise. If 4,5,and 6 call or fold, the action still goes back to 1 as the dealer, and he has the same choice. Then it goes to 2 on the small blind, who can put out another few chips to match the big blind. Then the big blind, if nobody has raised, may 'check' and see the flop, since he already has money out.
The key is that everyone must have the same amount of money at stake before going on to a flop.
OK, here's something I found that should help....
How to Play Texas Holdem
A table begins with one person being the dealer (to determine the dealer each player is dealt one card up and the highest card deals. The two people sitting immediately to the left of the dealer are required to post a blind. Blinds are forced bets that induce action on the table. These bets are called blinds because the players must post the bets without having seen any cards yet. The first person to the left of the dealer posts the “Small” blind and the second person to the left of the dealer posts the “Big” blind. There is a new dealer after every hand by moving the deck one player to the left, in turn rotating the blinds each hand ensuring that everyone posts a big and small blind every 1 to 8 hands depending on how many players are at the table. In tournament play, blinds generally start low at $5/$10 and increase on set intervals, such as every 10 hands or on a time limit, for example after 15 minutes the blinds would increase to $10/$20, then $25/$50, and so on. In cash games blinds do not usually change and the small blind is almost always half the lower stakes while the big blind is equal to the lower stake. For example at $2/$4 cash game would see small blinds of 1$ and big blinds of $2. It is important to note that Blinds are not the same as antes. Blinds are only posted by 2 players and are bets; meaning in order for the player to the left of the big blind to see the flop they must call the big blind bet. More on this below.
Once the blinds are posted each player is dealt two cards down. The player to the left of the big blind begins this round of betting. If the player wishes to continue in the hand they must at least call the big blind. However he may fold or raise at this point as well. Betting continues around the table one player at a time in turn and ends on the player who posted the big blind if no one raises. If a player raises the blind then the betting continues around the table until each player that chooses to remain in the hand has called the highest bet on the table. If a player raises and the bets come back to the raiser without any additional raises by another player then that ends the round of betting.
At this point the first card on the top of the deck is placed faced down which is referred to burning the card. This card is discarded and not used in the hand. The next 3 cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table and are community cards everyone can use. This is called the “Flop”. A new round of betting starts with the first person immediately to the left of the dealer. Once betting has ended in this round another single card is “Burned” and a single card is dealt face up next to the first 3. This 4th card is referred to as “The Turn” or “4th Street”. Another round of betting, top card is burned and the fifth and final card is dealt. The last card is known as “The River” or “5th Street”. One last round of betting and players turn their 2 hole cards over to determine who has the best hand.
In Texas Holdem, to make the best hand a player must use the 5 best cards of the 7 (2 Hole cards and 5 community cards) available cards. In any combination of the 2 hole cards and the 5 community cards a player can make the best available hand including not using the hole cards at all. There is a set rank of cards, which is used for deciding the winning combination.
If two or more hands are the same ranking, the winner is the one having the higher cards. For example, a Flush with an Ace high beats a Flush with a King high. If the poker hands is tied, then the highest card not being held in common determines the winner. This tie breaking card is known as the “Kicker”. For example if two players show their cards one having Ace and 8 while the other player holds Ace and Jack, and they both have a pair of Aces the Jack “kicker” would give the winning hand to the Ace Jack player. The suit order of the cards is not taken into account while deciding on the winning cards. If poker hands be absolutely identical in ranking, the poker pot distribution will be split evenly between the two or more winning players. If there is an odd chip, the winning player to the left of the button/dealer will receive it.
Hope this clears things up a little for you.
regards, Marc
Originally posted by CoconutI read that at some other site and it had a nice picture of the table.
action starts on 4, who has to option to fold, call the big blind, or raise. If 4,5,and 6 call or fold, the action still goes back to 1 as the dealer, and he has the same choice. Then it goes to 2 on the small blind, who can put out another few chips to match the big blind. Then the big blind, if nobody has raised, may 'check' and see the flop, since he alre ...[text shortened]... he key is that everyone must have the same amount of money at stake before going on to a flop.
It said for pre-flop, play to left of big blind is first to bet and bet ends at big blind so 3 in this case.
K so i get the 4,5,6,1,2 call and if 3 calls then a flop. What happens with raises then, say everyone calls and then 3 raises everyone esle raises and then he checks? and the flop happens?
Originally posted by mwmillerThankz, I played 2 days at yahoo and it was fun but wasn't sure how the rounds stuff worked. Interesting game though, they keep showing it on tv on weekends and I got interested taht way.
OK, here's something I found that should help....
How to Play Texas Holdem
A table begins with one person being the dealer (to determine the dealer each player is dealt one card up and the highest card deals. The two people sitting immediately to the left of the dealer are required to post a blind. Blinds are forced bets that induce action on the tabl ...[text shortened]... button/dealer will receive it.
Hope this clears things up a little for you.
regards, Marc
theres a few sites that have play money games (i use 888.com, download some software and play on the practise tables) its a good why of getting used to the betting order and how to play in general. there is also in all sites freerolls in the real money bit, the site throws in 20-50 dolls$$ for the prize pool. these are really good whys of learning because when it gets down to the last 100 players they start to play serously and you can learn a lot. -----spelling mistakes all over the show there-----
Originally posted by trevor33I'm playing on yahoo and stuff makes sense now. Found some good websites also.
theres a few sites that have play money games (i use 888.com, download some software and play on the practise tables) its a good why of getting used to the betting order and how to play in general. there is also in all sites freerolls in the real money bit, the site throws in 20-50 dolls$$ for the prize pool. these are really good whys of learning because w ...[text shortened]... rt to play serously and you can learn a lot. -----spelling mistakes all over the show there-----
I'm trying to find real examples though on how to play some hands, you know? If you get this how should be bets etc... just some real examples.
I'm not into the money gambling though, just for fun.
Originally posted by RahimKI think I'm up about $400 online poker, but I haven't played for about a month really.
I'm playing on yahoo and stuff makes sense now. Found some good websites also.
I'm trying to find real examples though on how to play some hands, you know? If you get this how should be bets etc... just some real examples.
I'm not into the money gambling though, just for fun.
Originally posted by RahimKi don't know if this is what your looking for but is an ok site.
I'm playing on yahoo and stuff makes sense now. Found some good websites also.
I'm trying to find real examples though on how to play some hands, you know? If you get this how should be bets etc... just some real examples.
I'm not into the money gambling though, just for fun.
http://www.tightpoker.com/poker_lessons.html
Originally posted by trevor33Ya that example is nice. I was hoping for something less graphical, there's to many things going on in those virtual lessons thing to focus and you can't really see everyones hands.
i don't know if this is what your looking for but is an ok site.
http://www.tightpoker.com/poker_lessons.html