Players must ante up a minimum bet after seeing their hands to participate in the round, and must match the highest bet on the table at all times. Check the Texas Holdem hands guide in-game for a list of poker hand rankings.Įach time cards are dealt (start, flop, turn, and river), players bet on winning the round with chips. The final stage reveals the last card and is called the 'river.' The player with the best hand, based on their cards as well as the ones in the middle, wins the round. The second stage, the 'turn,' reveals one more card. In the first stage, 3 cards called the 'flop' are revealed. Then, 5 cards are dealt to the middle of the table in 3 stages for everyone to see. I recommend keeping these charts open to provide guidance as you play.Every round, each player will be dealt 2 cards that only they can see. With a little practice, you should be able to find the appropriate poker strategy very quickly. Fold against a lone player from early or middle position.

* In the big blind, you can call with KJ against two opponents or a lone late player. You should fold if the raiser is in early or middle position or against two or more opponents. If the pot has been raised, you should reraise a late position player.

* In the small blind, always call A9s against limpers. * In the small blind, you can raise or reraise one or two opponents with AQ, otherwise, call against three or more opponents. If the pot has been raised, you should either re-raise or fold when against a single player, or call if there are three players in the hand. * Raise 99 when you are first in from late position otherwise, call if the pot has not been raised. You have the option of rerasing a lone raiser otherwise, always call a raise.

* In late position, you should raise with JJ against one caller or first in, and call against two callers or more. * In middle position, only call only play 98s if there are already three or more callers. Fold if you are first in or if the pot has been raised. * In early position, only call with A8s or 77 if there is already at least one caller in the pot. Let’s look at some examples of how to use these poker odds charts… Early Position

Texas holdem starting hand chart