Texas Hold'Em Poker Explained

Texas Hold'em Poker is a poker game played with one deck. Each player receives 2 cards that only he can see, they are called the hole cards. Five cards are dealt face-up on the table, these are the community cards and are used by all the players. Each player chooses 5 of the 7 cards at his disposal.
The objective of poker is to win the pot, which contains bets made by the players during the hand. There are two ways of winning. The first way is to hold the strongest hand of the remaining players at the end, this is called the show down. The second way is to be the only player left in the game.
Strategies vary and there are certain parameters that are important while taking decisions. Of course there are the cards, but stacks (the total of all chips that a player has left) are important to and so is position at the table. The later a player has to take a decision, the more information he has since he has seen other players make their decisions first.
Furthermore there are some techniques for the specialist; like tells for instance, or more scientific (mathematically) there are the odds. Knowing (calculating) odds on improving your hand, or calculating what the chances are that you can win with your hand against supposed hands of the other players is an effective method to decide whether you should quit the hand (fold) or stay in the game and if so what action you should take (call, raise, re-raise)
Texas Hold'em Poker is played as a cash game, you play for the value of the chips or as a tournament, each player gets the same amount of chips ex. 1.000 and pays $50. All the players' entree fees, "the buy ins", together form the prize pool. In most tournaments players can "re-buy" or "add-on". These sums are also part of the prize pool. There can be only one winner but there can be multiple prices depending on the type of tournament. The casino or any other tournament organizer will keep a percentage to cover the costs.
If you want to become a good poker player you need some discipline to learn all the factors that play a role. The easiest way is to learn with guidance. You can join a poker club or you can subscribe to an online program to learn on the move.

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