| TEXAS HOLDEM BETTING
The betting
starts after two cards are dealt to each player in Texas Holdem.
These cards are unique to each player.
The next three cards (called flop cards or, simply, the
flop) are then dealt in the center of the table.
These cards are community cards
and are part of each active player's hand.
A second round of betting occurs.
The fourth community card (the turn card) is dealt in the center of the table, followed
by another (third) round of betting. The final community card (the river card)
is dealt in the center of the table, followed by a final (fourth) round of betting.
The turn and river cards are also community cards used by all players in Texas
Holdem.
When all bets have been equalized, the showdown takes place among the
remaining players—also known as active players—and the winner is declared. If
only one player remains at the end of any round in Texas Holdem, there is no showdown
and the pot is awarded to that lone remaining player. A player uses the best five
cards among his pocket cards and the community cards to determine his hand. That
is, a player may use both, one, or none of the two hole cards he started with.
(When none are used, the player is playing the board.) Check-and-raise is
allowed in all in Texas Holdem games (except on the first round, when a player,
on his turn, must either bet or fold). The maximum allowable wager is always indicated
on the Bet prompt and the lowest allowable wager is the default in the Bet window.
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