• The dealer burns one card and turns one community card face-up (The River).
  • The fourth, and final, betting round begins with the player to the left of the button.
  • Card showdown with the pot being awarded to the winner(s).
  • The dealer button is advanced clockwise one player.

Fourth Round:

Third Round:

  • The dealer burns one card and turns three community cards face-up (The Flop).
  • The second betting round begins with the player to the left of the button.

Second Round:

  • The person to the left of the button posts the small blind (usually half of the big blind).
  • The person to the left of the small blind posts the big blind.
  • Each player, beginning with the player to the left of the button, is dealt two cards face down (aka "The Pocket Cards.")
  • The first betting round begins with the player to the left of the big blind.  There is no limit to the number, or quantity, of raises that a player may make in any round.
  • The small an big blinds may fold, check, call, or raise (as appropriate), when called upon to act.


*****A player who does not have enough chips to call a bet is declared "all in."  That player is eligible for the portion of the pot to the point of his final wager, the "main pot," which is unavailable to the player who has already gone "all-in." *****

First Round:

  • Deal or draw for highest cards to determine the dealer.  When two or more players have the same highest card, they draw again & whoever has the highest card wins the dealer spot.
  • The blinds start at 100 & 200, and are raised every 15 or 20 minutes (depending on the blind level).
  • The top eight players each receive game points.

How To Play Texas Hold 'Em:

  • The dealer burns one card and turns one community card face-up (The Turn).
  • The third betting round begins with the player to the left of the button.

CHIP VALUES: