The Basics.

Texas Hold'em Poker is a card game for up to six players. The object of Texas Hold'em is to have the highest ranking hand at the end of several betting rounds by making the best five-card hand using any combination of the two cards that are dealt to you and the five cards in the center of the table. The player with the highest hand wins all of the tokens that have been placed in the pot.

At the start of the game, players are dealt two cards. There is then one round of betting, in which players can place new bets, match the current bet (known as "calling"), raise the amount of the current bet, or stop betting and drop out of the hand (known as "folding").

Once all players have either bet the same amount of tokens or folded, three cards are dealt into the center of the table. These cards are known as "community cards" because they can be used by any player to make a poker hand. There is another round of betting, and then a fourth community card is dealt into the center of the table. There is another round of betting, and a fifth and final card is dealt into the center of the table, followed by one last round of betting.

Once this last round of betting is over, all players who are left in the game reveal the two cards they are holding face-down. The players' hands are the best five card hand that can be made using any combination of the two face-down cards in their hands, and the five face up community cards.

For example, the player at the bottom can make a hand with Three Queens, by using the two queens in the center, and the third queen in his hand.

The player with the highest ranked hand wins all the money that is left in the pot.

Quick Tip:
You're going to be winning and losing "real", and or "fake" money when you play any of the "Roller" rooms! We recommend you practice first by playing in one of the Just For Fun "play money" rooms until you're comfortable with the game and the betting process.