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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