Texas Hold Em Poker Game Guide for Tournaments

Texas Hold ‘em (also known as hold ‘em or holdem) is a variation of the standard card game of poker.

The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three („the flop”) then two additional single cards („the turn” and „the river” or „fourth and fifth street” respectively), with players having the option to check, bet, raise or fold after each deal; i.e., betting may occur prior to the flop, „on the flop”, „on the turn”, and „on the river”.
Texas Hold ‘em is the „H” game featured in H.O.R.S.E and in H.O.S.E.

CONTENTS:

Texas Hold Em
– Objective
– History
– Popularity
– – Television and film
– – Literature
– – Online poker
– Rules
– – Betting structures
– – Play of the hand
– – The showdown
– – Misdeal
– Examples
– – Sample showdown
– – Sample hand
– – Kickers and ties
– Strategy
– – Starting hands
– – Strategic differences in betting structures
– Similar games
Texas hold ‘em starting hands
– Essentials
– Texas hold ‘em hand groups
– – Sklansky Hand Groups
– – Chen formula
– Limit Hand Rankings
– – Statistics based on real play
– Nicknames for starting hands
Texas hold ‘em poker probability
– Starting hands
– – Starting hands heads up
– – Starting hands against multiple opponents
– – Dominated hands
– The flop
– – Flopping overcards when holding a pocket pair
– After the flop – outs
– – Estimating probability of drawing outs – The rule of four and two
– – Runner-runner outs
– Notes
Poker tournaments
– Buy-ins and prizes
– Playing format
– Betting format
– Variants of poker
– Tournament venues
– Major tournaments
Satellite tournaments