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Texas hold ‘em terminology and strategy

Posted by Nicolae on July 9th, 2008 under Poker, Texas hold 'em
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Starting hand terminology and notation
There are (52 × 51)/2 = 1,326 distinct possible combinations of two hole cards from a standard 52-card deck. However, since suits are only relevant for flushes, many of these hands are indistinguishable from the point of view of pre-flop strategy. In fact, considering suits to be equivalent [...]

Texas hold ‘em rules

Posted by Nicolae on July 5th, 2008 under Poker, Rules, Texas hold 'em
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The descriptions below assume a familiarity with the general game play of poker, and with poker hands.
Objective
Like most variants of poker, the objective of Texas hold ‘em is to win pots, where a pot is the sum of the money bet by oneself and other players in a hand. A pot is [...]

Texas hold ‘em

Posted by Nicolae on July 3rd, 2008 under Poker, Texas hold 'em, games
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Texas hold ‘em (also hold’em, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. It is also the most popular poker variant played in most casinos in the United States. Its no-limit betting form is used in the main event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), as seen on [...]