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Texas Hold'em Poker Rules

1. If the first hole card dealt is unveiled, it results in a misdeal. The dealer will retrieve the card, reshuffle or rearrange and recut the cards, and if any other holecard is exposed due to a dealer error, the deal continues. The exposed card may not be kept. After completing the hand, the dealer replaces the card with the top card on the deck, and the exposed card is then used for the burncard. If more than one holecard is exposed, this is a misdeal and there must be a redeal.
2. If the flop contains too many cards, it must be redealt. (This applies even if it is likely to find out which card was the extra one.)
3. If the flop needs to be redealt because the cards were prematurely flopped before the betting was complete, or the flop contained too many cards, the board cards are mixed with the remainder of the deck. The burncard remains on the table. After shuffling, the dealer cuts the deck and deals a new flop without burning a card.
4. If the dealer turns the fourth card on the board before the betting round is complete, the card is taken out of play for that round, even if subsequent players elect to fold. The betting is then completed. The dealer burns and turns what would have been the fifth card in the fourth cards place. After this round of betting, the dealer reshuffles the deck, including the card that was taken out of play but not including the burn cards or discards. The dealer then cuts the deck and turns the final card without burning a card. If the fifth card is turned up prematurely, the deck is reshuffled and dealt in the same manner.
5. If the dealer mistakenly deals the first player an extra card (after all players have received their starting hands), the card will be returned to the deck and used for the burn card. If the dealer mistakenly deals more than one extra card, it is a misdeal.
6. A player should declare that he is playing the board before he throws cards away; otherwise surrender all claim to the pot.
Nonetheless, the below instructions should also help you assist in developing the game.

Blinds

In Texas Hold’em game, a disc called “button” symbolizes who or which player is supposed to be the dealer for the current game. Before the game starts, the player immediately clockwise the button posts - the “small blind”, typically half a small bet (for example, $1 in a $2/$4 game).

Preflop

The player, after looking at his or her pocket cards, now has the choice of playing their own hand by calling or raising the big bet. As discussed earlier, the big bet would be the size of a full small bet. Hence, in a $2/$4 Texas Hold'em game, the cost to call in the initial round of betting would be around $2, and this is called as the “Preflop.”

In Texas Hold’em, the offered dealings are bet, call or raise. However, these options are available basing on the actions taken by the previous player. Every player always has the option to fold. The first player is enabled with the option to bet, call or raise, but the consequent players are enabled only with the option to call or raise. To call refers to bet on the same amount like the previous player, and to raise is to match the previous bet and increase the bet.

Now, the “flop” is dealt face-up on the board. The flop consists of the first three community poker cards available to all active players. Betting begins with the active player immediately clockwise the button. All bets and raises occur in small bets (increments of $2 in a $2/$4 game). The same rules apply from above to complete this round of poker betting. However, it is to be noted that the betting structure differ with variations of the game.

Flop

Three cards are dealt face-up on the board called as the flop. Like mentioned earlier, in Texas Hold'em game, the three community cards are offered to all players still in the hand. The betting begins with the immediate active player, starting from the clockwise direction of the button. All bets and raises occur in small bets. After the betting round is over for the flop round, the "turn" is dealt face-up on the board, which is the fourth community card in a Texas Hold'em. As usual, play begins with the active player, who is to the immediate left, starting from the clockwise direction. On this round, same rules apply as above except that poker betting doubles from the small bet to the big bet. In a $2/$4 game, betting on the turn is done in $4 increments.

Turn

After the betting action concludes for the flop round, the "turn" would be dealt face-up on the board. This holds good for the fourth community card in Texas Hold'em. Play commences with the active player straight away, starting from the clockwise direction of the button.

River                 

Once the betting action is over for the turn round, the "river" is dealt face-up on the board. The river is now the fifth and final community card in a Texas Hold’em game. Betting resumes with the active player immediately clockwise direction of the button and the same rules holds good as they do in the fourth card

Showdown

If there is any another player remaining after the final betting round is over, playing Texas Hold'em, the last bettor or raiser shows his or her cards. If there seems to be no bet on the final round, then the player, who is to the immediate left (starting in the clockwise direction) shows the cards first. The player with the best possible five-card hand combination would win the Texas Hold'em pot. But in case of identical hands, the poker pot would be equally divided between the players having the best hands. The Texas Hold'em rules confirm all suits are equal, and so split pots are more common than in other variations of poker.