• Either click on the Play Now button above or look below and select the room that you wish to play in. The game will open in a new window.
• In the new window, scroll down through the list and select a table that is available. Click Join. Or create a new table by clicking on the Create Table button located in the control panel box.
• When the new table is created and you have a partner ready to play, click on Start and wait for your partner's confirmation.

• The flashing arrow above your cards means that it is your turn to bid.
• If you wish to fold, click the “Fold” button. If you wish to check, click the “Check” button.
• The third button on the screen will say either “Bet to:” or “Raise to:”.
• Next to the “Bet to:”/”Raise to:” button is a field where you can enter any dollar amount. If you wish to “bet” or “raise the bet”, click on this field, then use your keyboard to enter the amount you would like to bet to or raise to, then click on the “Bet to:”/”Raise to:” button.
• The amount of money currently in the pot is displayed to the right of the community cards.
• The current bid amount is displayed to the left of the community cards.
• After each hand is played, the amount you have won or lost will be displayed in parenthesis above your cards.
• After each hand is played, you must chose whether to stop the game by clicking Stop, or continue by clicking Continue.

60-second Texas Hold'Em Poker Quick Start rules
Learn to play Texas Hold'Em in 60 seconds

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Texas Hold'Em Poker is a variation of poker in which each player receives two cards and then uses a combination of those two cards and the five community cards to form the best five card hand possible. The player with the best hand wins.

Below is a ranking from worst to best of the types of poker hands.

• HIGH CARD - the highest card on the table, for example one ace.
• ONE PAIR - happens when a player has two figures of the same value in his hand, for example two kings, two tens, two aces etc.
• TWO PAIRS - happens when a player has a pair of the same figures twice, for example two kings and two aces, two thirds and two tens etc.
• THREE OF A KIND - as the name says, it happens when a player has three cards of the same value, for example three aces.
• STRAIGHT - five cards (with different suits) which are grouped one after the other, for example 7,8,9,10,J.
• FLUSH - five cards with the same suit, for example A,J,10,7,2.
• FULL HOUSE - a set of PAIR and THREE OF A KIND, which means for example K,K,A,A,A.
• FOUR OF A KIND - as the name says, it happens when a player has four cards of the same value, for example four kings or four aces and so on.
• STRAIGHT FLUSH - as the name implies this hand is a combination of both a straight and a flush. It is five cards in the same suit which are grouped one after another, for example 10,9,8,7,6 of spades.
• ROYAL FLUSH - the strongest and rarest set in the game. Like a straight flush, but composed of the A,K,Q,J,10 of the same suit.
• THE KICKER - Matching sets of pairs do not always mean split pots. If more than one player has the same pair (two pairs, three of a kind, or high card) the best hand can be decided by "The Kicker" (the nonpairing card in a players hand). The kicker takes effect when it creates a better five card hand for one player than another. For example, Player A has - K hearts, Q hearts; Player B has K diamonds, 8 spades. If the community cards on the table are K spades, 3 hearts, 10 clubs, 7 clubs, and J diamonds and Player A would win since his five card hand is K,K,Q,J,10 and Player B only has K,K,J,10,8.

At the start of the game, two cards are dealt to every player. This is followed by the first round of betting among the players. All bets go into a pot. Next, the dealer reveals three community cards. This is followed by a second round of betting. Then a fourth community card is revealed, followed by another round of betting. Finally, the fifth community card is revealed and there is one final round of betting. After the final round of betting, the player with the best five card set wins the pot.

During each of the four betting phases of the game, players can take a number of actions:

• Bet: The first player to wager money and put that money into the pot has placed a bet. In Texas Hold'Em there is no limit on the amount of money players can bet. A bet is only called a bet when the player is the first player to bet. Otherwise, it is called a call or a raise.
• Call: When a player is NOT the first player to bet, and he matches the bet of the previous players, his bet is called a call. If a player does not call, then he must either raise or fold.
• Raise: When a player is NOT the first player to bet, and he increases the bet of the previous players, his bet is called a raise. When a player raises, he increases the amount of money at stake by increasing the bet. In Texas Hold'Em, there is no limit to how high a player can raise the bet.
• Check: Check means to put no money in the pot. If the players before him have checked (put no more money into the pot), then the player can also check. But if the players before him have bet, called or raised, then the player cannot check. He must either call, raise, or fold.
• Fold: The player gives up for this round of betting, forfeiting all money that he has put into the pot this round.

The basic rule is that all players must have the same amount of money in the pot. If a player doesn’t want to put at least the same amount of money into the pot, that player must fold.

That’s it! You’re ready to start playing Texas Hold'Em Poker.