🃏 Texas Hold'em Rules
Each player is dealt 2 private hole cards. Five community cards are dealt face-up in three rounds (Flop, Turn, River). Make the best 5-card hand using any combination of your 2 hole cards and the 5 community cards.
- BLINDS The two players to the left of the dealer post the Small Blind and Big Blind before any cards are dealt.
- DEAL Each player receives 2 face-down hole cards. A round of betting begins with the player left of the Big Blind (pre-flop).
- FLOP Three community cards are dealt face-up. A betting round follows starting left of the dealer button.
- TURN A fourth community card is dealt. Another betting round follows.
- RIVER The fifth and final community card is dealt. A final betting round follows.
- SHOWDOWN If two or more players remain after the final bet, hole cards are revealed. The best 5-card hand wins the pot.
- BETTING Actions in order: Check (no bet open), Call (match current bet), Raise (increase bet), Fold (discard hand), All-In (bet all remaining chips).
- SIDE POT When a player goes All-In and others have more chips, a side pot is created. The all-in player can only win the main pot.
Hand Rankings (Highest → Lowest)
| # | Hand | Description | Example |
|---|
| 1 | Royal Flush | A-K-Q-J-10 of the same suit | A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠ |
| 2 | Straight Flush | Five consecutive cards, same suit | 9♥ 8♥ 7♥ 6♥ 5♥ |
| 3 | Four of a Kind | Four cards of the same rank | A♠ A♥ A♦ A♣ K♠ |
| 4 | Full House | Three of a kind + a pair | K♠ K♥ K♦ Q♠ Q♥ |
| 5 | Flush | Five cards of the same suit | A♥ J♥ 8♥ 5♥ 2♥ |
| 6 | Straight | Five consecutive cards, any suit | 9♠ 8♥ 7♦ 6♣ 5♠ |
| 7 | Three of a Kind | Three cards of the same rank | Q♠ Q♥ Q♦ A♣ K♠ |
| 8 | Two Pair | Two different pairs | J♠ J♥ 9♦ 9♣ A♠ |
| 9 | One Pair | Two cards of the same rank | A♠ A♥ K♦ Q♣ J♠ |
| 10 | High Card | Highest card when no hand is made | A♠ K♥ Q♦ J♣ 9♠ |
