Rules Flashcards
(39 cards)
What is Texas Hold’em?
A popular variant of poker where players use two private cards and five community cards to make the best five-card hand.
What is the goal of Texas Hold’em?
To win chips by either having the best five-card poker hand or making everyone else fold.
How many cards does each player receive?
2 private cards, known as hole cards.
How many community cards are dealt?
5 cards: 3 on the Flop, 1 on the Turn, and 1 on the River.
What is the order of community cards dealt?
Flop (3), Turn (1), River (1).
What are the betting rounds?
Pre-flop, Flop, Turn, River.
How is the dealer chosen at the start?
Randomly, then rotates clockwise each hand.
What are the blinds?
They are forced bets made with chips before the cards are dealt, to create a starting pot.
- The small blind (e.g. 1 chip) is posted by the player left of the dealer.
- The big blind (e.g. 2 chips) is posted by the next player left of the small blind.
Example: If Alice is the dealer, Bob puts in 1 chip (small blind), and Carol puts in 2 chips (big blind), before anyone gets cards.
What does it mean to ‘check’?
To pass the action to the next player without betting.
Example: ‘He checked after the flop.’
What does it mean to ‘bet’?
To place the first chips into the pot during a betting round.
What does it mean to ‘call’?
To match the current bet. Example: ‘She called the $10 bet.’
What does it mean to ‘raise’?
To increase the current bet by at least the size of the last raise.
Example: The big blind is $2. A player bets $6 (a $4 raise). The next player must raise by at least $4 more — to $10 or higher.
What does it mean to ‘fold’?
To discard your hand and stop playing the current round. Example: ‘He folded before the river.’
What does it mean to go ‘all-in’?
To bet all your remaining chips. Example: ‘He’s all-in with a pair of aces.’
What is the strongest hand in poker?
Royal Flush – A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠.
What is a Straight Flush?
Five cards in sequence, same suit. Example: 9♦ 8♦ 7♦ 6♦ 5♦.
What is Four of a Kind?
Four cards of the same rank. Example: Q♣ Q♦ Q♥ Q♠.
What is a Full House?
Three of a kind and a pair. Example: 10♠ 10♦ 10♥ 6♣ 6♠.
What is a Flush?
Five cards of the same suit. Example: A♣ J♣ 9♣ 6♣ 2♣.
What is a Straight?
Five cards in sequence, different suits. Example: 7♣ 6♦ 5♠ 4♥ 3♣.
What is Three of a Kind?
Three cards of the same rank. Example: 8♠ 8♦ 8♣.
What is Two Pair?
Two different pairs. Example: J♣ J♠ 5♦ 5♠.
What is One Pair?
Two cards of the same rank. Example: A♦ A♠.
What is a High Card?
A hand with no combinations; the highest card determines the strength.
