The Evolution of Poker

The Burn

The Dealer removes a playing card from the top of a deck and discards it ("Burn"), face down to the discard pile without it being revealed to the players. This is done to to deter cheating.

The Flop

The Dealer then deals three cards face up. This is called the "Flop".

These are the first three of the five community cards that all players can use, along with their pocket cards, to make the best possible poker hand.

(See the end of this Instruct able for Standard Poker Hand Rank.)

Betting; Round 2

First to act after the Flop and on every subsequent round of betting, is the SB. The SB can choose from the following acts ; 1) CHECK without betting anything, 2) BET or 3) FOLD.

There is one change in play decision here-on-out: If the players acting before your turn choose to "Check", you may do so too. As before, the betting round ends when all players have Folded or Called the last bet or raise, or if all players have "Checked".

The Turn

The dealer burns another card and then deals a fourth community card face up. This is called the "Turn".

Betting; Round 3
There is another round of betting, with the SB position being first to act. As mentioned before, the SB has the same choice of acts as after the Flop. (Check, Bet, Fold)
Once again, the betting round ends when all players have Folded or Called the last bet or raise, or if all players have "Checked".

The River
The dealer burns another card and then deals the fifth and final community card face up. This is called the "River".

Betting; The Final Round
This is the final round of betting. First to act has the same choice of acts as before. (Check, Bet, Fold)

At this point (or before) if all but one player folds, the last player who didn't fold wins the pot. In such a situation the player may "Muck" his hand, which means to toss it into the discard (Burn) pile without showing anyone their hand. Mucking helps keep the other players from learning your playing style.

The Showdown
If more than one player remains after the last betting round, the remaining players expose and compare their hands to determine the winner (or winners). This is called the "Showdown".

A showdown can involve anywhere from two players to the entire table, depending on how many players stayed in the game up to this point. All players still in the hand show their cards, starting with the last person to bet. Once this player shows their cards, all other players in the showdown may muck their hand, essentially conceding the pot. By mucking the player is admitting that they have been beat without having to show their cards.텍사스홀덤사이트

Tie
If two (or more) players tie a hand, they "chop (split) the pot" evenly among those players. The same holds true if the board has the five highest cards (best hand), the pot is chopped.

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