Texas Hold'em

Texas Hold'em is the by far the most popular poker variant played online and with so many ways to play you really are spoilt for choice.

You can play in a one on one format whereby you are playing heads up against just one opponent, or you can sit down and play with nine fellow players from across the globe.

One of the most popular ways to play is in a tournament here you pay a small entrance fee for which you will be given a preset number of chips, you aim is to win them all or get yourself into one of the prize paying positions.

Some games allow a rebuy, this is when you are unlucky enough to lose all of your chips then you are permitted to buy some more to get back into the tournament.

Many players enjoy playing in free roll tournaments, these as the name suggest are completely free of charge to enter and allow you the chance of winning real cash at no risk to your own funds.

All of the poker sites and poker rooms listed on our website give players plenty of daily free rolls so make a date in your diary and give a few of them a try, you could end up in the money!

Texas Hold'em Lingo

Blind Bet - This is a must be placed wager and the cards will only be dealt once it has been placed by the player to the dealer's left posts the small bet (half of the value of the blind bet). The player to his left then posts the Big Blind

Pocket - This refers to the 2 hole cards dealt to each player, these are always dealt face down.

Flop - This is the name that is given to the first three communal cards.

Turn - The fourth communal card dealt. River - The fifth and last communal card dealt.

Texas Hold'em How To Play

In Texas Hold'em, the game will only start once both the bets mentioned above have been placed by the players whose turn it is to place them, once done then two pocket cards get dealt to each player.

The player to the left of the Big Blind bet player starts the wagering and they can either fold, call or raise, everyone then takes it in turn to do this.

Next is the 2nd round and three cards will be dealt face up on the table, all players can share these cards and the first player still in the game to the left of the dealer may either check or bet, again all players still in the game take it in turns to do this.

The third round entails and a fourth communal card is dealt, and another round of betting ensues, this will then be followed by the fourth round in which a final communal card is dealt along with another round of betting.

Players have to then use their two pocket cards and the five communal cards to make the best five-card hand possible, with the winner taking the entire pot, or they will share it if two hands are matched and are the strongest.