
| Free to play Texas Hold-Em Poker |
|
There is NO COST to play in the PURE FUN POKER League. For your food and beverage orders, you must ask to run a tab with your server, or pay as you go, but money MUST NOT be placed on the table. |
Poker Etiquette |
Although we are all adults, we are still playing in an environment that serves meals to family's, and small children may be present |
Tournament Start Times |
Free to play tornaments are held ever Sunday & Tuesday at "The Thirsty Canadian Pub" |
Game Play |
| Basic Texas Hold’em Terminology |
|
Hole Cards – The first two cards dealt face down to each player |
Definitions of common Hold Cards and Hands |
Pocket Pair – Two Hole Cards of the same value (Ex: 8 Hearts
& 8 Clubs) |
On A Draw Detailed |
Open Ended Straight Draw – your hand contains 4 cards in sequence, such as 5, 6, 7, 8 – either a 4 or a 9 on the Turn or River will give you a straight. Inside Straight Draw– your hand contains one missing card Inside the middle of a straight such as 4, 5, 7, 8 – only a 6 will give you a straight Flush Draw – You have four of one suit, you need a fifth on the Turn or River for a Flush Overcards – The Flop does not give you a pair, but your two cards are higher than the three on the board – you are said to have two overcards Outs – The number of cards which could appear on the Turn or River to make your hand good – If you have four Hearts you have 9 outs, or 9 Hearts left in the deck which will give you a flush – See the Pot Odds Lesson. |
Texas Hold'em Rules For Play |
The Deal Texas hold'em poker is a card game. It is played with a typical 52 card deck. Starting with the dealer button, each person is dealt one card. Then a second card. Both cards are face down. After everyone receives their pocket/hole cards (the two cards face down just dealt), then betting occurs. Note: The dealer button is actually a button that says "dealer" on it or "d" that is passed around the table after each hand. It signifies where the dealing is done from. The Flop The dealer turns over three cards in the middle of the table (called "the flop"). These are community cards that each player can use to create the best hand possible out of. Once again betting occurs. The Turn The dealer turns over another card making four community cards. This fourth card is called "the turn" or sometimes "fourth street". Betting occurs again. The River The dealer turns over the fifth and last community card. This is called "the river" or "fifth street". Betting occurs for the last time. The Showdown The remaining players in the hand show their cards in order from the person who bet first. Each player uses his two cards, and the five community cards to create the best hand (5 cards total). A player can use any combination so even if one card from his pocket cards and four of the community cards creates the best hand, it is fine. When all five of the cards in the community make the best hand then everyone splits the pot. This is called "the board plays". Also note that in any time during the game a player can fold and get out of the hand. All bets will be lost at that point. Start Again After a hand is completed and the pot taken by the winner, the dealer button is moved one player to the left, and the next hand begins. All-In When a player runs out of chips during the course of a hand, he/she does not have to fold. Instead the player can choose to be All-in. |
Example of Play |
If you were involved in a typical hand of Texas Hold’em hand at a $100.00 big blind level, your experience may go something like this:
Now the two of you show your facedown cards. Your best five cards in this case are your 5 Spades. This is called a Flush. The other two cards (5 of Clubs and 2 of Hearts) are not used in making up your hand. Your opponent shows two eights. Since the Flush (your hand) beats Three of a Kind (your opponent’s hand) on the Hand Ranking chart, you win the money in the pot. |