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Texas Hold'em

HIGH-Texas Hold’em is a board game that uses a flat disc called a dealer button to determine who receives their cards first and where the action starts for each betting round. One or more Blind bets are used to simulate action on the first betting round. The player closest to the left of the dealer button begins by posting a Small Blind, which is approximately half of the minimum bet for the first betting round. The player seated to the left of the Small Blind posts a Large Blind, which is equal to the minimum bet for the first betting round. A Blind bet counts as all or part of a player’s wager, and must be “posted” before you receive your cards, unless a specific game or situation dictates otherwise. Check and raise is allowed, with a maximum of three raises per betting round unless the action becomes Heads Up (only two active players remaining) before a third raise is made, in which case there is no limit to the number of raises allowed between the two players. Players are dealt two down cards followed by a betting round. Action starts with the person to the left of the player who posted the Large Blind. This betting round is followed by three cards being dealt face-up, simultaneously, in the center of the table. This is referred to as the “flop” and is followed by a betting round that starts with the first active player seated to the left of the button. Two additional cards are then turned face-up in the middle of the table, one at a time, with each followed by a betting round. In determining the value of your hand, you may use any combination of your two down cards and the five board cards to create a five-card Poker hand, up to and including all five board cards. The standard ranking of hands applies.

HIGH-LOW- A variation of Texas Hold’em where both the “High” (best) hand splits the pot with the “Low” (worst) hand. A player can win both the high and low hands, thereby winning the entire pot. Players do not “declare” whether they are playing for high, low or both. The winners are determined by reading the value of high hands in accordance with basic Texas Hold’em. In determining the value of “Low” hands, straights and flushes do not count against the value of the hand. Therefore, the best low hand is 5-4-3-2-A, (referred to as a “bicycle” or a “wheel”). Players may use a different combination of cards to make their best high hand and best low hand.

HIGH-LOW, EIGHT OR BETTER- This game is played in the identical manner as Texas Hold’em High-Low, however, there is a “Low” hand “qualifier” of “8 or Better” in place. In order to have a valid “Low” hand, and thus qualify for the low portion of the pot, the best five (5) card low hand must contain five (5) unpaired cards less than nine (9). If there is no qualifying low hand, the high hand will then win the entire pot.