Rules of Texas Holdem

Texas Holdem is one of the most popular stud poker games around. Read a brief description of texas holdem below and learn why it has become one of the most loved poker games played online and offline. The World Series of Poker has made it even more famous and it is rapidly becoming the number one poker game in casinos and online casinos.

Like at many other Stud Poker games, at Texas Holdem you are dealt 2 cards face-down and an additional 5 cards face-up. You can make a combination of your cards and the cards faced down to create a winning five card combination. Sounds easy? It is.

Example:

The cards that are laid down on the table and that all the players can see (facing-up) are: Ace of spades, five of hearts, six of clubs, seven of hearts and the eight of hearts. To keep it easy let's say that only two players are playing Texas HoldEm: you and your opponent.

Each of you is dealt two cards facing downwards. Each player can see his cards only. Your opponent was dealt an eight of spades and a six of hearts. You got a nine of hearts and a four of spades

Who wins?

You!

%u2026 because you have a straight (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) while your Texas HoldEm opponent has only two pairs (sixes and eights).