Excalibur electronic World Series Playing Texas Hold ‘Em, The Limits Game, The Pot Limits Game

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with the best five cards wins the hand. Hands are played until one player has all the chips.

There are three main versions of Texas Hold ‘Em: limits, pot limit, or no limit. The play of the game is the same in all three, except for the rules governing betting.

The Limits Game

In Limits Texas Hold ‘Em, limits set the amount of the bet in each round. During the first and sec-

bet amount in betting rounds one and two, and $20 would be the bet amount in betting rounds three and four. Typical limits are 10-20, 20-40, 50-100 and 100-200— although you can choose any limits you wish.

The Pot Limits Game

In Pot Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, the maximum allow- able raise is the size of the pot. The size of the pot is defined as the total of the pot in the middle, plus all bets on the table—plus the

Playing

Texas

Hold ‘Em

Texas Hold ‘Em is one of the most popular poker

games. Players use their two “pocket” cards (face- down cards) along with five community cards to make the best five-card poker hand. The player

ond betting rounds, the lower limit is used. The upper limit is used in the third and fourth betting rounds. If the limit was “10-20,” $10 would be the

amount the active player must first call before rais- ing. The minimum allow- able raise is the amount of the previous bet or raise. For example, if the first

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