In holdem, the first step is to get the card game started, and for this the competitors put out a certain total of cash. ‘Posting the blinds’ is the commonly used saying for this play. In the following step, the dealer shuffles the deck of cards and deals out two cards face down to each player. A regular deck of fifty two playing cards is used. After the deal, there is the first sequence of wagering. This sequence is often known as a "pre-flop".

Following the 1st wagering sequence, the top card of the deck is tossed aside. This discarded card is known as the "burn card", and this is performed to make sure that there is absolutely no corruption. The following 3 cards are then flipped face up on the poker table. These cards are referred to as ‘the flop’. Now follows a second sequence of wagering, after that the dealer burns a further card and turns over one more card onto the table. Following this, competitors can utilize the 6th card to form a 5card poker hand.

A further round of betting happens, and in many styles of poker, here is where the bet size doubles. There is an additional round of burning a card, and a final placing of a card face-up on the poker table. This is known as the "river". Competitors can now utilize any of the five cards on the table, and/or the 2 cards in their hand, to assemble a five-card poker hand.

To finish it up there’s an additional sequence of wagering. Then, all the players left start to show their hands. This is called the "showdown". Clearly, the player who shows the highest hand is the winner. When competitors have equal hands a sharing of the pot is used.

Texas hold’em is a very easy game to pickup, but to acquire knowledge one needs a tonne of studying.