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In a game of Texas hold'em, every player is dealt two cards face down - called the “hole cards“. Then there is a round of betting where you can Check, Bet or Fold. This stage of the game is known as “pre-flop“. Checking lets the player pass on the action to the next player while allowing them to keep their cards even if no bet is placed. However, checking is only allowed when there is no bet currently on the table. When a player decides to place a bet, they are given two options: 1. Call: Calling means you will bet the same amount as the previous player who placed a bet 2. Raise: To raise means to increase and place a higher bet than the amount placed by another player

When all the pre-flop betting has finished, three community cards are dealt face-up on the board. These three cards are known as the “flop“.

After pre-flop there is another round of betting, then a fourth community card is dealt on the board - this card is known as the “turn“.

The final round of betting comes and the fifth community card is dealt on the board – this card is known as the “river“.

You would need to construct a five-card poker hands using best available 5 cards out of the 2 hole cards and 5 community cards.

If you have 7-7 and the community cards are 7-9-A-A-2 you have full house (7-7-7-A-A). If the community cards were J-7-5-6-2 you would only have trips. Sometimes the best hand is made by the five community cards on their own. If there were 3-4-5-6-7 on the board and you had 9-9, your hole cards would not play as there is a straight of higher value already showing. There are two ways a hand can end. One is when the players in a hand turn over their hole cards and the player with the best hand wins. This is known as a “showdown“. The other is that someone will bet enough that everyone else folds. This is how most hands end in No limit Hold'em and that's the magic of the game - you don't always need the best hand to win.

Poker-hand rankings : from strongest to weakest