Texas Hold'em Poker in the World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker Big Money Tournament - No Limit Texas Hold'em

Texas Hold'em Poker is one of the most popular forms of gambling and is quickly catching up with Black Jack in popularity. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) events shown on television bring in thousands of competitors - amateurs and pro poker players alike. If you ever dreamed of winning millions playing poker then check out Texas Hold'em. Be prepared, Texas Hold'em tournaments are not for the weak hearted. You will need to understand the basics of Hold'em before playing in a tournament.

Texas Hold'em poker is played with each player being dealt two hold cards followed by a round of betting. Once all bets are placed the dealer burns the top card (removes top card from stack placing it face down off to the side) and flips face up the next three cards. The first three cards are called the flop cards. The flop is followed by another round of betting. Following the second round of betting the dealer burns another card and places one more card face up. This is called the turn card and again is followed by a round of betting. Finally, the dealer burns the last card and turns up the river card, now having five cards faced up on the table. The final round of betting follows the river (last card for this round of play). The winner is determined from the best five card combination of the seven cards available (five board cards and two hold cards in each hand of remaining players still in the round).