Texas Hold'em is the world's most popular poker game. Each player gets two private cards and shares five community cards to make the best five-card hand.
Each player receives two hole cards face-down. A dealer button rotates to set the betting order.
Four rounds: pre-flop, after the flop (three community cards), after the turn (fourth card), and after the river (fifth card). Players check, bet, call, raise, or fold.
The best five-card hand from the seven available wins the pot. Two pairs, straights, flushes, and full houses are the common winners.
Two forced bets (small and big blind) start the action so there is always something to play for.
A full house, four of a kind, straight flush, and royal flush all beat a flush.
You combine your two hole cards with the five community cards, using any five of the seven.
Forced bets posted by the two players left of the dealer button to seed the pot.