Texas Hold'em rules
Make the best five-card hand from your two cards and the five shared cards on the board, or get everyone else to fold.
How a hand goes
- 1Everyone gets two cards only they can see. The two players to the left of the dealer button post the small and the big blind.
- 2First betting round, starting left of the big blind: fold, call or raise.
- 3The flop: three shared cards, then another betting round.
- 4The turn (a fourth card) and the river (a fifth), each followed by betting.
- 5Showdown: the best five-card hand made from your two cards and the board wins the pot.
What wins
1A♠K♠Q♠J♠10♠royal flush
29♥8♥7♥6♥5♥straight flush
3K♣K♦K♥K♠3♦four of a kind
4Q♥Q♦Q♠7♣7♥full house
5A♦J♦8♦5♦2♦flush
610♣9♦8♠7♥6♣straight
78♣8♦8♠K♥4♣three of a kind
8J♥J♣4♦4♠A♣two pair
910♥10♠K♦7♣3♥pair
10A♥Q♣9♦6♠3♣high card
Good to know
- You can use both, one or none of your own cards, even the board alone.
- If everyone else folds, you win without showing your cards.