Core Setup and The Deal
- Players: Best played with 2 to 10 players using a standard 52-card French-suited deck.
- Blinds: The two players to the left of the dealer button post forced bets called the small blind and big blind to start the pot.
- Hole Cards: Each player receives two private cards face-down, called hole cards
Four Betting Rounds (Texas Hold'em)
- Pre-Flop: Action starts to the left of the big blind after players view their two hole cards.
- The Flop: Three community cards are dealt face-up in the center of the table, followed by a betting round.
- The Turn: A fourth community card is dealt face-up, followed by another betting round.
- The River: The fifth and final community card is dealt face-up, followed by the final betting round
