I love playing cards and the only game I really know how to play that you can gamble on is Blackjack. I'd love to know how to play poker, but I know nothing about poker at all. I didn't even know there were poker rules.
A friend of mine at work plays Texas Poker all the time. She plays with the big boys and wins big, when she wins. I'd like to get in on a small game or just play at home with some friends and not use real money until I know what I'm doing.
I went looking on how to play Texas Hold 'Em. I didn't know there were 5 different rounds of the game. I thought you just kept playing until the hand was over.
The first round is called The Pre-Flop - you blind bet
The second round is called The Flop - dealer deals the cards
The third round is called The Turn - dealer places a fourth card in the middle of the table and this card is called The Turn
The fourth round is called The River - same as above but involves a fifth card called The River. Also another round of betting takes place
The fifth and final round is called The Showdown - The players now use their two cards and the five community cards to make the strongest five-card hand that they can
Then, basically, whoever has the strongest hand WINS.
Doesn't seem to hard; but do I have a Poker face?
Posted by tennbrat at October 14, 2006 09:10 AM | TrackBack