So Holdem allows players to assemble poker by selecting any combination of the five face-up cards on the table, plus two, one (or none) of their own two hole cards.īetting occurs before and after the communal cards are revealed, and the best poker hand ranking is the one that scoops the pot. Therefore, all players in the game can make use of seven cards (2 hole cards + 3 + 1 + 1) to create their optimal five-card hand. Then the dealer spreads out five more communal cards face upwards – first three, then one, then one more. Texas Holdem poker is a simple game to learn with just a few basic rules: All players are initially dealt two private cards (hole cards) no one else is allowed to see.
