World BTR Texas Hold'em Basic Rules

In Hold'em, players get two down cards and five community cards (which are face-up in the middle of the table). Your hand is determined by using the best five of those seven cards (in any combination) with the best hand winning the pot.

There are four betting rounds in Holdem. In Limit Holdem, one bet and three raises are allowed for each betting round. To continue to play, players must act on each betting round and call all action to them (unless they are "All-in"). Betting always proceeds in a clockwise rotation.

Here is the basic procedure for Texas Holdem:


1) Prior to dealing the cards, two blinds (the Small Blind and the Big Blind) are placed in the pot by the two players to the immediate left of the dealer (indicated by the red dealer "button"). The blinds are put in to start the action.

2) Everyone is dealt two down cards ("hole cards"). The action begins with the player to the left of the Big Blind folding, calling, or raising. Action continues with all players making one of these decisions. This is the first betting round.

3) Upon completion of the first round of betting, the dealer then discards (Burns) one card then turns over three cards (community cards known as "The Flop"). This is the second betting round. Beginning with this round of betting (and throughout the remainder of the hand), the player to the left of the dealer (Button) acts first. A player may now check, bet or fold if there is no betting in front of them. If there is betting and or raising in front of them, they may Call, Raise, or Fold. ( ALL BETS MUST MEET OR EXCEED THE BIG BLIND )

4) Following the completion of action on the "flop", the dealer then discards (Burns) one card then turns over another card (known as "The Turn" or "Fourth Street"). This is the third round of betting. The betting again starts with the player closest to the left of the button. ( ALL BETS MUST MEET OR EXCEED THE BIG BLIND )

5) Following the completion of action on "the turn", the dealer then discards (Burns) one card then turns over the last card (known as "The River" card or "Fifth Street"). This is the final round of betting. ( ALL BETS MUST MEET OR EXCEED THE BIG BLIND )

6) Upon completion of the final round of betting, the best hand wins the pot.

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