Through television, Texas Hold em poker has managed to find its way to people's living room and into the "kitchen tables" of amateur poker players. The result is a poker explosion that has everyone curious about how Texas Hold'em is played.

Texas Hold'em starts with two "blind" bets. The player who is immediately to the left of the dealer posts the small blind, which is half the minimum bet that was set before the start of the game. The player next to him will then place the big blind which is equivalent to the minimum bet. The third player to the left of the dealer will now start the first betting round.

In Texas Hold'em, the first betting round ends with the player who made the small blind. The player who posted the big blind can either raise or "check" the bet if the player before him made a call. In Texas Hold em, to check means to pass up the chance of making a bet.

After the last player makes his move, the new dealer (the player with the dealer button - in this case the small blind player since Texas Hold'em follows the clockwise movement) will now deal the first 3 cards face up. This stage in Texas Hold'em is called the flop. The second betting round begins and still at $2.

When the flop is completed, the dealer turns up a fourth card called the turn. Following the Texas Hold em betting rules, the bet is now at $4. After the fourth round, the dealer will turn the fifth and final community card face up. This card is called the Texas Hold'em river.

After the river is completed, the players will now have enough cards to begin forming their Texas Hold'em hand. The player with the best Texas Hold'em hand wins the pot.

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