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Texas hold'em Basic Rules 

Sequence of events and betting rules

1. The first two players bet bring-ins, i.e. Small and Large Blind (2 X Small Blind);

2. Two cards down are dealt to each player (pocket cards);

3. First betting;

4. The dealer turns over three cards face-up (the flop),

5. Second betting;

6. The dealer turns over one card face-up (the turn),

7. Third betting;

8. The dealer turns over the last card face-up (river),

9. Final betting;

10. Showdown (a player can use 5 of 7 cards available to select the best combination).

BETTING

Betting is one of the most important elements of the Poker game. It consists in adding a specific amount of money to the pot on the table. Having created the pot, each player has three possibilities:
A player can call, which means add to the pot as much as their maximum bet is; for example, if previous players raised the bring-in by o $10 altogether, the player would have to add the same amount. A higher amount is a raise. A Call means staying in the game. If a player does not want to do it, it is regarded as a fold and resignation from playing in the deal.
A player can raise, which means increase the maximum amount added to the pot. In this case it would have to be $15, $20 or more, depending on how much a player wishes to raise and whether there are limitations to the maximum raise stake. (see: LIMITED RAISING below).
A player can fold, which means drops cards, resigns from playing and does not participate actively in playing for the current pot.

That is all regarding the first stage of the game. In the next three stages there is one more specific possibility; a player can check. It is possible only when in a new stage none of the players has raised the stake or has added anything to the pot. There is one exception - the player who offered "large blind" can check at the first stage when no one has raised his or her bet.

If a player went to great expense during previous bets, it is not necessary for them to leave the game if betting continues and they have no money to call. When they feel that they have "good cards", which will let them win they add all they have to the pot (i.e. all-in), and all bet surpluses are transferred to another pot (i.e. side-pot). If a "poor" player wins, they receive the amount only from the pot they added money to. The "side-pot" is received by the player who has the second best card combination.

It is widely accepted that the names of a raise and a call change depending on the sequence of raise in a particular betting. If nobody has raised,

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