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Texas Holdem Basic Terms
A wager of all your chips. A player cannot be forced out of a pot because they have run out of chips, a separate pot will be created for the remaining players wagers. (ie if a player with more chips that you has gone all in you can go all in too even though you cannot bet as many chips)
Ante:
An amount asked of players at the start of a betting round regardless of whether they are taking part in that round or not. Not all games require antes. Antes can be used in the latter part of a tournament to speed up progress.
Betting round:
A single cycle of players checking / betting / calling / raising and folding.
Blind:
A bet made by a player or players without seeing their cards. Two players in holdem place bets or blinds before each hand is dealt.
Dealer button:
A token used to show who the dealer is. the dealer is last to receive cards and last to act in a round. If there is no dedicated dealer (such as at a casino) this player will deal the cards when they have the dealer button
Call:
To match a previous bet .
Check:
To refrain from betting. If no previous players have bet and you don't wish to make a bet then you would check. You cannot check if a bet has already been made - you would either fold, call or raise.
Community cards:
The cards dealt face up in the middle of the table used by all players to make their best five card holdem hand.
Flop:
The first 3 of the community cards placed on the table at the same time.
Fold:
To discard your cards after being asked to call an unfavourable bet.
Hole Cards:
The two cards dealt to you at the start of the game also called the pocket cards.
Pot:
The amount of chips in the centre of the table (ie all the bets, blinds and ante's made during the course of the betting round)
Raise:
To increase the amount of a previous bet.
Showdown:
Showing your had to find out who is the winner
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