Holdem Poker has, in a few short years, exploded into the most popular poker variation of the game and Texas Holdem is a game that started some time in the early twentieth century. However, it is only in the last five or six years that Texas Holdem has mesmerized poker players and taken over poker rooms just about everywhere poker is played.
No-Limit Texas Holdem is the mainstay of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) which is the highest profile event in the history of the game and is televised around the world. Texas Holdem is the main game played in the World Poker Tour (WPT) that promotes worldwide poker tournaments. Celebrity tournaments particularly as held in Las Vegas, feature Texas Holdem and are extremely popular with spectators. In fact, Texas Holdem tournaments have become highly popular spectator sports and are televised to enthusiastic audiences.
Assuming you are acquainted with traditional poker, here is the basic Texas Holdem play:
You are dealt two personal cards face down and five cards are placed face up in the center of the table for use by all the players. These are the community cards.
You make the best five card hand using your two...