TEXAS HOLD’EM
Texas Hold’em is
played with a standard deck of 52 cards and
with up to 11 players in four betting rounds.
To start with, each player is dealt two cards
down. During the game, five cards are opened
in the centre of the table which are then common-cards
for all players. At the end of the game each
player has a choice of seven cards from which
they play the best combination of five.
- In order to win the pot,
the winning hand must openly display both
hole-cards. The dealer helps in as far as
possible to read the hand, but it is the
player’s responsibility to protect their
hand at all times. If a player verbally
misrepresents their hand causing another
player to discard their cards, the right
to the pot may be lost and the player may
be excluded from the game.
- In each betting round, a
maximum of three raises are permitted. If
only two active players are in the pot and
a third raise had not already happened,
then it is possible to raise as often as
one wishes (Heads-up).
- Check and raise is permitted
- If a player places a single
chip the value of which being higher than
necessary and that player does not call
a raise, then this bet is only valid for
the amount of the prior bet.
- If a hole-card is dealt
open or if a card in the deck is open, then
this card is exchanged for the burn card
once all cards have been dealt. The open
card is then the burn card.
- If a player shows their
hole cards to another player, then each
player at the table has the right to see
these cards at the end of the game (Show
one, show all).
- If it is not possible for
any player to improve the board with their
two hole cards (play the board) e.g. a Royal
Flush is open on the board, then the pot
is shared equally between the remaining
players with cards.
- Texas Hold’em is played
with two blinds, whereby a “Freeze-Button”
is played. If for any reason a player misses
a blind, they have two possibilities :
- The player makes up
for the missed blind, or
- The player joins the
game when they are in the Big Blind
Position.
- A new player to the table
must bring a Buy-In which is generally 10
times the table maximum
- A player may only
play with the money which he places on the
table before the game starts. During the
game it is not permitted to bring more money
to the table. It is also not permitted to
remove money from the table, unless the
player leaves the casino or continues to
play at another table. If the player leaves
the table with his money for a short period,
the player must return with the full amount
to the table.
- Under no circumstances may
the players make an arrangement whereby
the pot should be split.
- All actions must be in sequence.
Any action taking place out of sequence
is not binding.
- If a player has lost all
their money during a game, this player has
the possibility to go “All in”, i.e. the
player plays only for the amount to which
they have contributed, all other money in
the pot is played as a side-pot which the
all-in player cannot win.
- The decisions of the
casino management are final.
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