In recent years and at increasing frequency, poker has entered the living room through the television screen. Around midnight on at least one UK terrestrial station and several satellite channels, and in adverts between programmes, poker is being publicised virtually every day. If the viewer takes a look at any of the games played, they will probably find themselves watching experts playing Texas hold’em, the most popular tournament version of community poker. The game also leads in popularity on the online poker sites.
This dominance has developed in just a few years since it spread out of Texas into Las Vegas in the late 1960s. Within a few years, it became the form played at the World Series of Poker and starred in a book, The Biggest Game in Town.
Texas hold’em is a community poker game. This means that, whether played live or online, once participating players place their stake, each is dealt two cards face down. The dealer now deals five cards face up. All players may use these to enhance their hands. Bets are now made while players are dealt three more cards each, all face down. These cards – flop, turn, and river—are followed by normal plays of fold, raise, or see according to standard poker rules, until one player takes the pot.
The great advantage of Texas hold’em is the unusual opportunity for subtle strategy and tactics that draws the finest players to the table.
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