Texas Hold'em
When you play Texas Hold em you use a standard 52 card deck with no jokers. Each player is dealt two cards faced down, these cards are called pocket cards. After each player has received his 2 cards, 5 cards are dealt faced up on the table during 3 rounds, these cards are called community cards. The player who gets the best hand when combining his own pocket cards with the community cards win. The player can combine the cards anyway he want using both his pocket cards, one of his pocket cards or none of his pocket cards.

The Blinds
In Texas Hold em a dealer button is used to see where the cards should be dealt from. This dealer button is moved one step to the left after every round. The small and the big blind are posted by the two players left to the dealer button.

Preflop
When the blinds have been placed on the table, each player is dealt two cards faced down. These cards are called pocket cards. The player to the left of the big blind starts the betting round by calling, raising or folding his cards. The first betting rounds are finished when all players have either called the big blind or folded.

The Flop
When the first betting round is complete the dealer deals 3 cards on the table faced up. These cards are called the flop and can be seen by all players. The player to the left of the dealer button starts the second betting round by either checking or betting. If a player bets into the pot the other players have to decide if they want to call, raise or fold. The second betting round is over when all players have either put an equal amount in to the pot or folded.

The Turn
When the second betting round is complete the dealer puts out one more card faced up on the table. This card is called The Turn or 4th Street. This card is also showed to all players at the table. The third betting round works the same way as the second round. The third betting round is over when all players have either put an equal amount in to the pot or folded.

The River
The dealer puts out the last and 5th card called the river or 5th street. This card is showed to all players and can be used by any player to combine a hand. A fourth and last betting round occurs and works exactly the same way as the second and third betting round.

Showdown
After the fourth and last betting round, it's time for the showdown where the players still left get to show their hands. The player can use any of the five community cards on the table to combine the best 5-card hand. In other words, the player can use all the five cards on the table or he can use for cards on the table and one of his pocket cards or he can use 3 cards from the table and both of his pocket cards to combine the best hand consisting of no more then 5 cards. The player with the best combination wins the pot when you play Texas Hold em. If both players have equally good hands, the pot is split.