With the help of television the poker game Texas Hold’em has found it’s way into the living rooms and onto the tables of amateur poker players everywhere. The result is an explosion of curiosity and interest into how this game is actually played.
There are two types of poker players. The one’s you usually see on ESPN and other television shows are called no-limit players. The other kind is called the low-limit, and that is amateurs.
Most low-limit Texas Hold’em games have a betting structure of $2/4, $3/6, or $4/8. These kinds of Texas Hold’em betting structures can be found mostly in online game rooms.
So, the basics of Texas hold’em are that you are given 2 cards initially. These are called pocket cards. These players will match the cards with the five community cards which are dealt later in the game. You will match your pocket cards to the five community cards to make the best poker hand possible. The one with the best hand wins.
Suppose we use the Texas Hold’em betting structure of $2/4 where you have a limit of $2 for each of the first 2 rounds. At the last 2 rounds, your bet limit increases to $4....