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Poker terms can be extensive and boring to read. I tried to encapsulate these terms. Hopefully you guys will enjoy.

TEXAS HOLD EM RULES

Pocket Cards - After the blinds, first cards are dealt. Every player gets two cards face down.
These are called pocket cards.

Bet round 1 - Betting begins with the player immediately to the left of the big blind and continuing in a clockwise direction around the table. Every player can fold, call or raise.

Raising is possible by the lower table stake ($5 in a $5/$10 game) only. Betting is explained in more detail below.

The Flop Cards - Now three cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table.
These cards are called the flop cards. These are "community" cards and can be used by all the players to make up their hand.

Bet round 2 - Second round of betting follows. This is carried out exactly as the first betting round.

The Turn Card - After the second round of betting, a fourth "community" card is dealt face up in the middle of the table. This is called the "Turn card". It is followed by a third round of betting.

Bet round 3 - This round, again, is carried out just like the first and the second, with one exception: you can raise but only if table stake ($10 in a $5/$10 game) allows it.

The River Card - Finally, a fifth and final "community" card is dealt. It is called the "River card" and is followed by a fourth and final round of betting.

Bet round 4 - This final betting round is carried out exactly as the third.

Showdown - After the final betting round, the best five-card hand is determined. Both the pocket cards and the community cards can be used to make up a hand.
The player with the best five-card poker hand wins the pot. Players can also split the pot if they have the same hand. In the rare case of the best hand consisting of community cards only, the pot is divided between all the players left in the pot at the showdown.

If you see that you are losing, and do not want to show your cards, you can Muck, that is to give up your hand and lose the pot. Otherwise, you can show to compare your hand with others.

REGULAR TERMS

Blinds - First, the two players directly to the left of the dealer must post "blinds", that is to place a bet before getting cards. This is to ensure that every winning hand wins some money.

Since the dealer button moves on every game round, everyone has to post blinds at some point in the game.

The player to the immediate left of the dealer button posts the "small blind," equal to half of the minimum stake (e.g. $2.5

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