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Rules: Texas Hold'em Part 2

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This article is a continuation of: Rules: Texas Hold'em Part 1

Flop

In this stage of the Texas Hold'em round, three cards are dealt face up on the table (the flop). All cards dealt in this way are known as “community cards.” They will be used by all players to build their five-card hands.

After these three flop cards have been dealt, a new round of betting begins, very similar to the pre-flop round. However, this time the player still in the hand and seated closest to the dealer's left (the small blind) starts the betting. Each player will have the same options as before: check (if no one has bet), bet, call/call the bet (if someone bets after the flop), raise (if someone has bet), or fold the hand.

Example 4: Let's remember what happened so far: before the flop, two players made the minimum bet, and the big blind checked. So, there are 3 players left in the hand: player 2, the dealer and the big blind. The flop is then dealt, 3 cards in the center of the table. The action starts with the player furthest to the left of the dealer, that is, the big blind. He decides to check, staying in the hand and passing. The round continues clockwise, so now player 2 decides to bet 20 chips. The next to act is the dealer, who now must pay at least 20 to continue in the hand. He then decides to pay the 20 chips. Note that the big blind checked, but then a bet was made, so he will have to act again. In this case, the big blind would have to bet 20 or more to continue, but he decides to fold. Now there are only two players left, and both paid 20 chips on the flop.

Turn

After the flop betting, the turn comes. One card is added to the community cards, leaving the table with 4 face-up cards. A new round of betting takes place, similar to that which occurred on the flop (see above). Again, the player to the left of the dealer speaks first.

River

Exactly like in Turn, one more card is added to the center of the table, bringing the total to 5 community cards. The final round of betting now takes place. Each player still in the hand now has 7 cards (2 of their own and 5 community) to make their best possible 5-card hand. The player who acted first in this round shows their cards first.

In Texas Holdem, the player will form the best hand, using one, two or none of their hole cards. The player with the best hand wins, taking the entire pot. In the event of a tie, the pot is divided equally.

Example 5: There are two players left in the hand, player 2 and the dealer. The river is played, and the first to act is player 2, because he is to the left of the dealer. He decides to just check. The dealer then uses “check” as well. In other words, no one has bet, so the hand continues.

The River is added, and Player 2 starts over. He then decides to bet 40 chips. The dealer, in order to continue, must either call this bet or raise it. He decides to raise to 80 chips, giving the action back to Player 2. This player has already put in 40, and can only continue the hand with another 40, which is what he does. He could also have re-raised, but he chose to call. Both bet 80 on the river, so the hand is over, and Player 2 and the dealer show their cards to determine the winner.

Observations

  • You can win without showing your cards. If you raise and no one calls, you win the round and the current pot without even showing your cards.
  • ALL-IN. If you bet all your chips, you are ALL-IN, that is, you have bet everything. It is worth noting here: imagine that the minimum bet for the hand is 200 chips, but you only have 100 chips in your stack. You can go ALL-IN, bet all your chips, and continue in the hand. Even if someone raises the bet later, you will still remain in the hand, until the end (but you will not compete for all the chips on the table).
  • If you have any questions about breaking ties, check out this article: Texas Holdem Tiebreaker Rules

For a beginner, the rules may seem difficult. However, with a little practice, all of this becomes automatic. Get to know Texas Holdem by playing free online poker before trying cash games. Or start playing for cash using the free bonuses that we offer in the most diverse rooms. We recommend the online poker rooms mentioned in the section to start. Online Poker Rooms.

To start understanding a little bit of the strategy of this game, visit the section Texas Holdem Strategy.

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  1. Dear sirs,
    Actually, I have 2 questions about Texas Holdem poker. First question: if the 5 cards of a single suit are opened at the table, and there are 2 or more players with a card of the same suit from the 5 opened, the question is: who takes the table? Is it the one with the highest card among them? Second: at what times does the highest card decide the winner of the hand, or in any similar game, will the table be divided, even if only one card of the two in hand is used.

    thanks

  2. Hello Luciano!

    In case 1, whoever has the highest card of the flush suit wins.

    If the game between the two players is equal, it doesn't matter if one card or two were used from the hand, it is a draw. The highest card decides when there is a tie in the game between two or more players.

  3. good afternoon,
    Please, I would like some help to clarify a doubt that occurred during a game of Texas Holdem between friends at my house. The following situation occurred at the table: a PAIR of 10 became a PAIR of 9 and the last card became an 8. I had a PAIR of 7 in my hand and the other player had a PAIR of 2. In this case, is it a tie or does the person with the highest pair or card in their hand win?
    thanks!

  5. I have the following question about poker:

    After the blinds are placed, at a table of 5 people, the next 2 players in the blinds FOLD, leaving only the 5th player.

    Before dealing the two cards (Hole cards), the bet can be raised. Who is the player who can do this (Raise)?

  6. Antonio, let me see if I understand.

    The blinds place bets before dealing the cards.

    Then two cards are dealt to each person.

    Only then can someone fold, raise or call.

    Before the cards no one can act.

  7. Hello Marcelo. I have some questions.
    Question: – 1
    player A – in hand JJ
    player B – in hand 78
    AT the table – QQ 7 8 A – who wins? Why?

    Question: – 2
    player A – in hand A5
    player B – in hand 78
    AT the table – QQ 7 8 A – who wins? Why?

    Question: – 3
    player A – in hand A 7
    player B – in hand A 10
    AT THE TABLE – AQ 4 3 8 – who wins? Why?

    Question: – 4
    player A – in hand 5 9
    player B – in hand A 10
    AT THE TABLE – A2345 – WHO WINS? WHY?

  9. Hello Fred.

    Before we begin, let me give you a tip: each player in Holdem forms his best 5-card hand, using cards from his hand and/or from the board. At the end, the five-card hands are compared. The hole cards are only used if they improve the strength of the hand.

    Now let's get to your questions.

    Question 1: Player A wins (QQJJA). Player B loses with QQ 8 8 A – note that player two does not use the pair of sevens he would have used, as the pair of Q is higher and must be used.

    Question 2: Player A wins (AAQQ 8). Player B loses with QQ 8 8 A – in this interesting case, player A had a stronger pair, beating B's pairs.

    Question 3: Player B wins ( AAQ 10 8 ). Player A has AAQ 8 7 – he lost due to the second kicker, that is, equal pair ( AA ), equal kicker ( Q ) but worse second kicker ( 8 ).

    Question 4: Tie! The best possible hand is A 2 3 4 5 (straight), so the pot is split. Interestingly, if player A had 6 9, he would win, as he would have the hand 2 3 4 5 6, which beats the hand A 2 3 4 5.

    Question 5: In this case, it would be a tie, unless one of the players completed a flush (five of the same suit).

    I hope this clarifies things well. If you have any questions, please write to us and/or participate in our Poker Tips Forum.

  10. (1) I have a question regarding the blinds. If I play against just 1 person, would it be like this for example? => I “dealer” ……player 2 Sb………..I Bb……..and then when the cards are dealt he would start betting, right?????

    (2) another question….
    continuing where you left off….when player 2 starts playing, how should the chip bet be made?

    (3) another question…
    How do you determine how many chips should be placed by Sb?

    (4) one more question…
    Once the first bet has been made, for example: the Sb and Bb have been determined, and the 2 initial cards given, does player 2 have a betting limit to bet? If, for example, I placed 25 on the Sb and he placed 50 on the Bb... when he starts betting, what is the minimum and maximum bet he can place? And is there a way to bet, for example, on the intermediate bet? Bet 40?

    (5) continuing, after he has made the first bet, if for example he bet 50 (I don't know if it's correct) I know that I could match, and how much could I increase at most? without going ALL IN?

    I would be grateful if you could answer.

    Thanks

  11. Another question...given the community cards, the bets start again, if in the first bet I accumulated 100, could I bet 200 in the second? Since the initial Bb was 50, I wanted to know if I could increase beyond 50, I'm confused about this. If you could clarify the correct rule for me.

    Thanks.

  12. Igor, sorry for the delay in responding.

    (1) In this case, called “heads-up”, the dealer is the small blind. He speaks first before the flop, and speaks second after the flop.

    (2) It depends on the level played. Example: level 1/2: the small-blind will have to place one chip. If you want to play with your hand, you have to complete it to two chips or increase the bet to more than two chips.

    (3) See the example above. This is usually half of a minimum bet. Sometimes it is rounded down (example: 2/5).

    (4) Levels 25/50: The small blind must at least match 50 to continue in the hand. If the game type is “limit”, he can only raise by 50 at a time. If it is “no limit”, he can raise as much as he wants after reaching 50 chips.

    (5) Look at question four. If the game is “no limit,” you determine how many chips you want to put in the raise. If it is “limit,” you can only raise up to 50 more.

  14. Question about flush…
    opens a flush on the table,…. A, 10, 7, 4, 6
    I have a K of the nipe, and the other player has nothing, the table is divided, or does my K take the place of the lower cards?????
    Thanks!!!

  15. Fabio,

    I emphasize again that we should create the best possible game for each person.

    You have a flush, :As :Ks :Ts :7s :6s

    Opponent has a flush, :As :Ts :7s :6s :4s

    So you win by having a higher flush. The Ace ties, but you go for the kicker to break the tie. If you tie again, you look at the third card, and so on.

  16. hello.
    1st doubt;
    When you make a sequence, for example: 8.9.10.LQ, if I have a jack and my opponent also has one, whoever has the 2nd highest card in their hand will win, is that it?

    2nd when both have 1 or 2 equal pairs on the table, and the 2nd card in hand is also equal, will the nipe be valid?

    Let's do better, I have some questions. Can you tell me how to win when you draw?

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH IT WILL BE OF GREAT HELP.
    I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

  17. Gesiel.

    Tiebreakers become easy once you learn one basic detail: each player creates the best hand of 5 cards. Cards outside of these best 5 do not count for anything, not even for tiebreakers.

    If both made an equal sequence, no matter the other cards, it's a tie.

    Suit NEVER serves as a tiebreaker in Texas Holdem.

    If you have any questions, please also visit our forum and take part in our free tournament this Saturday.

  19. Hello Marcelo!
    1 – I have a question regarding ALL-IN, in the case of the explanation given by you, at a table where the minimum bet is 200 and I only have 100, you said that I can go ALL-IN in the game and continue until the end of the round even if other players increase the bet, from what I understand, regardless of what the other players bet, I continue until the end of the round without having to pay the amounts bet and if I win, I collect the bets and if I lose, I don't need to pay anything else?? Or at the end of the game, if I lose, should I buy another buy-in and pay?!
    2 – In another situation, if in a play, in the last round of betting, I want to bet more than I have, I can't, I'm limited to what I have left of my stake? Is that it?
    3 – In both situations, if I lose, can I buy another bet and play again? If so, do I have to pay the bets I didn’t cover?

  20. 4 – Marcelo, watching videos of championships, I saw that sometimes, players open the 2 cards and watch the decision by the fourth and fifth cards opened by the dealer, how is it decided to play with the 2 cards open or closed?

  21. Hello Diego.

    It would be a tie, since the best game for both would be a full house of kings over sevens. Any cards beyond the five best cards of the game are of no interest.

    Now if it were for example KKKK 7 on the table, a player with an Ace in his hand and another with a Q in his hand, would win one with the Ace, because his best game would be KKKKA, against the opponent's KKKKQ.

  22. Roberto, your answers:

    1. You are correct, if you go all-in you will stay in the hand until the end, even if the bets exceed yours. In this case, a secondary pot is formed.

    So if you had 100 chips and your opponent bets 250, you can call with your 100, add 100 to your opponent's, and the remaining 150 goes back to him.

    2. You cannot add chips to your bankroll during a play, only between plays. There is no such thing as “I’ll bet my car and my house” hehehe

    3. If you buy another purchase you will not have to pay anything from previous rounds.

    4. Open cards are only in a situation where all remaining players in the hand are all-in. When all-in, there is no reason to hide hands, as no one can bet anything else in the hand.

  23. Marcelo, is it okay?

    Is this full hand a tie?

    KKK77 and 777AA?

    And when there are two pairs on the table like:

    KK577

    Player A has 5.4

    player B has 6.4

    Who wins?

    Grateful.

  24. Diego, as you can see in our hand hierarchy article, a full house with KKK77 beats 777AA – first we look at the three of a kind. Only if the three of a kind is equal do we check the pair.

    In your second example, which is great, the board is KK 5 7 7, Player A has 5 4 and Player B has 6 4. In this case Player B wins! Each one forms their best possible hand. Player A's is KK 7 7 5. Player B's is KK 7 7 6 – he wins on the last tiebreaker.

  25. Marcelo, I have a question?
    when dealing cards before the flop, after the flop until the end (river), it is true that I have to burn a card for each card on the table……….explain it to me better………..I don't know if you understood what I meant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  26. That's right Alex, a rule that applies to placing the flop, then the turn, then the river.

    Burning means discarding the top card of the deck and using the following cards. This discarded card is placed face down, no one knows about it.

  27. Marcelo, how are you?

    (1) doubt about ALL-IN

    In a game between friends the following event occurred:

    after the flop there were 3 players left at the table
    player “A” went ALL-IN for around 50
    Player “B” instead of covering because he had chips to cover, also went ALL-IN for something around 200
    player “C” gave CALL thus paying 200

    Player “A” won the hand in this case and was only given 150 because he went ALL-IN with his 50, returning 150 to players “B” and “C”. In this case, wouldn’t he have to take everything, since player “B” also went ALL-IN with 200?

    NOTE: please provide an example of the question (1)

    (2) Another question: does the suit of the cards influence the tiebreaker?

    For example, the best game played was a pair of “K”, like KK 10 7 A and it was repeated
    Is the pot divided or is there a suit stronger than the other? If so, what is the sequence of suits?

  28. Question 1:

    If player 1 bet 50 all-in, and two called, the pot is 150, the most he can win in this hand.

    Player 2 moved all-in for 200 chips, 50 for the main pot (above) and 150 for a side pot.

    Player 3 called both all-ins, 50 in the main pot, 150 in the side pot.

    Player 1 wins 150, and players 2 and 3 play for the side pot.

    Question 2:

    In Texas Holdem, suits never serve as a tiebreaker.

  29. Hello, I would like to clarify a doubt, it is almost the same as someone who asked here, but I still don't understand the resolution of this play, see if you understand me, we play every Tuesday with a group of friends, and last week the following happened, the cards that were turned over on the table were the following, in sequence, Q 9 8 3 2, all HEARTS, we were playing with 10 people, everyone had paid the blind and were at the table until that moment, after having turned over all five, everyone opened the cards and only 3 of these 10 had hearts in their hand, the rest didn't have any hearts, but they were playing with the cards on the table, and of these 3 that had hearts in their hand, one had a 4, another had a 7 and the one with the highest card in his hand had a 10, that is, the Q would still be the highest flush card, who wins when this happens, the one who had the 10 of hearts in his hand even though it wasn't higher than the Q, or does everyone tie because they all had a flush? with Q as highest letter ??? Thanks

  30. Please, clear up this doubt for me. There are two players to finish, since all the others have given up, five cards are opened on the table - a two of clubs, a six of diamonds, a three of hearts, a four of spades and a seven of diamonds. The first player has: a five of spades and a seven of hearts. The second player has a five of diamonds and a nine of clubs. In this case, both players raise their bets, the first player's seven has a higher value, or the second player wins because he has the highest card. Who wins this game?

  34. Hello Caroline.

    In your example we have:

    Table: :Jd :Tc :9h :8s :7c

    Player A: :Jc and :Th
    Player B: :6c and :2d

    In this case it is a draw, because the highest possible game is a sequence of J to seven, for both. The fact that player A has a J and a 10 is worth nothing, because only the highest possible game counts.

    If one of them had a Q, he would win.

  36. Doubt:
    player A – in hand A 10
    player B – in hand A 5
    AT THE TABLE – QQA 8 10
    NOTE: Note that player A has a 10 in his Kicker hand and the other 10 is on the table, so who wins? Why?
    Thanks.

  37. Dear.

    I would be very grateful if you could help me with a tiebreaker that Playstation 2 Poker stole from me hehehe. I'm almost sure.
    On the table was 2c 5s 10d 8c Ks

    My hand: Js 3s
    PS2 hand: Jd 3d

    Why did he get the pot? To me this is a clear draw.

    Thank you. Hugs.

  38. JANSEN: Great question!

    Table :Qc :Qh :As :8d :Tc

    1: :Ac :Td
    2: :Ad :5c

    Result: TIE! Both players will have the same hand, two pairs (Ace and Queen) with a 10 kicker! The fact that player 1 has a 10 in his hand is worth nothing in this case. In fact, the ten on the river finished him off, because if any card between 2 and 9 came he would win!

  39. Alan,

    Table: :2c :5s :Td :8c :Ks

    Your hand: :Js :3s
    Opponent's hand: :Jd :3d

    Result: TIE. Unless you got the board suits wrong, maybe he made a flush, but if not, it should be a tie.

  40. Hello, I've been playing poker for a long time, but every time I search for something, I find different answers.
    In a conversation with a friend, disagreements arose regarding some plays:

    Flush: if both have it, is it a tie or does a higher card win?

    Full house: Player A ( 3 3 3 8 8 ) and player B ( 7 7 7 AA ) is it a tie??

    RSF (Royal straight flush): I knew it as (10 JQKA) of hearts only. Do the other pairs fit in RSF?

    Thanks!

  41. Hello Leo.

    This confusion of concepts exists because they are talking about different modalities. The most popular one today is Texas Holdem, which is the reason for this article. Closed Poker is something else, and it even has its own rules.

    Flush: if both have it, it depends on the value of the cards. Whoever has higher cards wins. If both have the same cards, it's a tie.

    Full house: Player A ( 3 3 3 8 8 ) and player B ( 7 7 7 AA ): Player B wins, as he has a full house of sevens over aces. The card that counts is the three-of-a-kind. If the tie persists, the next two cards are checked.

    RSF (Royal straight flush): All suits can have a royal. The history of hearts is only with the house rules of closed poker, nothing to do with Holdem.

    Read the rules of Holdem, which is a much more technical game than poker. If you prefer to play poker, agree on the rules beforehand, as there are variations.

  42. Hello Marcelo…

    There was a play that generated discussions in a match because there were different opinions. I come here to ask for help to clarify…

    We were playing Texas Hold'em and opened on the table 7 8 4 K 8

    Player 1 – K 2
    Player 2 – K 5
    Player 3 – K 7

    Who won the game???
    There was discussion because they said there was a tie in the two pairs (KK88) and that the highest card in the hand would decide…
    I think there was a tie between the 3 because the 5 highest cards are (KK887).
    Am I right?

    • Congratulations Adriano, you hit the nail on the head. What matters is forming the biggest game. Beyond that game, nothing else matters. Player 3 will be upset, but the seven in his hand is irrelevant in this case. Three-way tie with the game KK 8 8 7. If someone had a nine, for example, then they would win the tiebreaker.

  43. Hello! I have 2 questions... First: Only two players remained at the table until the river, the player to the left of the Dealer (I'll call him the first) made a bet, the second player re-rooted and the first player called. The last card was opened and the second player showed his cards, the first saw that he had lost. Is he obliged to show them, even knowing that he was not the winner, or can he hide them in the pile?

    If, during the game, a player who was the big blind goes all-in and loses, does the small blind position go to the player to the left in the next round, or will he be the big blind and the player in front will be the small blind twice? So, when someone leaves, how are the blinds distributed?

    Thanks!

    • Elaine,

      1st question: you are not obliged to show if you give up the hand. Even if it is on the river and after the other player has shown.

      2nd question: If the big blind is eliminated, the next round will not have a Small Blind. The one on the left becomes a big-blind and the one on the right gets the button. Otherwise it would be unfair to the SB of the hand, who would become SB again if this rule did not exist.

      Just to add: if the SB is eliminated, unlike the BB, the player who had the button will have the button again in the next round. In this case it doesn't matter as much because the button doesn't have a mandatory bet.

  45. Hello Marcelo, yesterday something unusual happened
    44422 came out on the table, the bets were loose and only 2 players remained
    one with a pair of 55 in hand and the other with a pair of 22
    then they said that it would eliminate a 2 from the hand and leave 2 sets, others have already said
    that the winner would be the Pair of 5 because it was higher.

    What would really happen? Thanks

    • Diego, call these guys here to pokerdicas because they need some lessons.

      In his hand, the guy with 22 formed a four of 2 (2 2 2 2 4) that beats the other guy's hand (full-house: 4 4 4 5 5). What counts is the best five-card hand, regardless of whether he used a card from his hand or from the board.

  46. Next, I started playing recently and learned almost everything by watching TV.

    I started playing with a friend until we started arguing:

    Table: AJ 4 2 3

    My hand: A 7
    His hand: K 6

    He then argued saying that: KA 2 3 4 is a straight and would beat my pair of Aces.

    So, can someone clarify this for me?

    Grateful.

    • There is no straight that goes through the ace. The ace is either at the end or at the beginning of the straight. Your hand is the winner in this case, with a pair of aces.

  47. Marcelo_PD: thanks for teaching me in such detail how to play poker.
    I had seen many websites but none explained it so well
    I will recommend it to my friends and if I have any questions I can count on you!
    Hugs

  48. I would like to congratulate the article and the resolved answers.

    We are starting to play with some friends and I have already cleared up most of my doubts just by reading the rules and guidelines.

    Thanks man

  49. Hello

    A doubt arose in a game, and no one knew who won.

    Player 1 – Q 9

    Player 2 – 6 9

    Table – J 10 8 7 6

    Would the highest sequence win? Or the lowest one because it also has a pair?

    thanks

    • Player 1. Only the best possible five-card hand counts, the rest are useless. Player 1 has a straight from 8 to Q. Player 2 has a straight from 7 to J.

  51. I have a question:

    I had: 9 10
    Opponent: QQ
    Table: 4 6 7 8 9

    For me I had a straight and the best hand, but my opponent said that the 9 on the river “ruined” me… who was right?

    Grateful.

    • You actually had a sequence... The thing about "it ruined" is because you already had the straight on the turn... When the river came, there was an obvious straight on the table and that scared your opponent and he stopped betting, which made you win less money on this round.

    • You won the hand, but on the river you had almost a straight on the board, which must have scared your opponent and prevented him from putting more chips in the pot. But you were the one who won.

  52. Hello pokerdicas people!

    I'm learning to play Hold'em and your method, for us mere mortal beginners, is very good!
    Even the questions posted in the comments help A LOT to learn the game. I use the questions as practice. I answer them, then compare them with Marcelo's answer! It works like a charm! Congratulations on your work!!

  53. I still get confused about the rhythm of the bets, but I think you can only learn by playing, right? Or, when it comes to betting, do you also have any tips that define everything, like the one: "five cards to make the best hand, the rest doesn't matter"?

    • You will only really understand the game better with practice. I suggest you look at the programs section and create an account at an online poker room. Play games with play money and you will quickly understand the dynamics of the game!

  54. Hey Marcelo, I've been playing poker for a short time and I have a question about the bets.
    I want you to explain to me how raises and re-raises work in no limit hold'em,
    explaining better look at this ex here: the blinds are at 10/20
    player 1 _ bet 20
    If player 2 wants to raise, how much would he have to bet?
    and if player 1 wanted to re-raise, how much would he bet at least?
    I thank you in advance
    I went!

    • Hey, if it's no-limit the minimum bet is the big blind and the minimum raise is 2xBB, with no maximum. The reraise would have to be 3xBB or more.

      In other words, if the limits are 10/20 and someone increases, they could not pay 25, for example, but rather at least 40.

  56. Hello good afternoon..
    I have a question, could someone clarify it?
    Hi-lo = Low?

    Like if there is a game of 7Card Stud Hi-Lo is it the same thing as 7Card Stud Low?

    • Hi-Lo is different from Low.

      In High-Low half the pot goes to the High hand and half to the Low hand.

      In Low, only the smallest game counts.

  58. Two players are at the table, the first pays three chips, the second pays to see, the first gives up and hands the pot over to the second, placing his cards in the deck, he is forced to show his cards if he gives up the pot.

  59. On the table there are 10 4 3 QA:

    Player A: Q 10
    Player B : 3 A

    That is, both players have two pairs. However, Player A's lower pair is higher than Player B's lower pair and Player B's higher pair is higher than Player A's higher pair.
    What is the outcome of this game?
    Is it a draw or does someone win??

    Thanks!

    • Simple: the best possible five-card hand is on the table: a sequence of ace to 5. In this case it is a tie, regardless of what each person has in their hand.

  61. Hello, I would like to clarify a doubt in Texas
    which full wins *pair of queens with three of fours* or pair of fours with three of fives.

  62. this is a sequence:

    K, A, 2, 3, 4

    another question:

    on the table is the following:
    5,6,8,9,A
    and a person has 7 and Q
    and someone else has 7 and a pair of 5s

    who wins?

  65. I have a question that’s a little difficult to explain, but here goes…

    Well, my question concerns the limit of “raises” between the “Flop”, the “Turn” and the “River”.
    Before the community cards are opened, the players “must” (in my case) make their bets and whoever wants to see them (flop, turn and river) has to cover the opponent’s bet by raising or simply calling, right??!! ……well, then…>>>

    Ex: Hypothetically in a game with 2 people the cards are dealt and I raise pre-flop, my opponent also raises, I also decide to raise and so on, just hypothetically!!!
    When exactly are the player(s) “obliged” to just call for the flop to be opened?! Or can/should it be opened without the opponent calling following the order of the players.

    I hope you understood my question, if you have any questions about it, just let me know!!!
    I await your response…
    HUGS

  67. After the five cards fall (flop, turn, river), and the betting ends, the player who pays the final bet is obliged to show his two cards in hand, if for example he wins with only one?
    Question
    Is it mandatory to show both or can only one be opened?

    • The person who pays the final bet can see the other person's cards. This is the expression “paid to see”. In this case, it is mandatory to show both cards. You can only show one in the case of a bluff that was not called. Even so, there are places that prohibit it.

  69. Have doubts in the following situation:

    At a 5/10 NL table with three players. The first player bets 10 (minimum amount) on the flop, the second player decides to raise the bet, but only has 15 chips, and goes all-in, the third and last player decides to continue in the game, and then the question arises. The last player wanted to just call the raise (pay the bet) should he only pay 15 chips according to the second player's bet or pay 20, since this would be the correct minimum amount (doubling the initial bet) if the second player had more chips?

    Thank you in advance.

    Greetings.

    • Hi Thiago. In this case, the second player raised to 15 chips. The third player only needs to call 15 chips to continue, and the first player will need to add 5 chips as well if he wants to stay. It's worth mentioning that it would be bizarre for a player to bet the minimum on the flop. It's a typical fish/donkey play, as it doesn't serve much purpose 😉

  70. doubt? at the turn of the River, the table came out: j, 5, 7, Q, Q, and one player came out with the cards, j and 6, the other (he made a pair of j and a pair of Q on the table) and the other came out with 5, 7 (two pairs and a pair of Q on the table) Who wins????????????????

    • The first player with QQJJ7 wins. The other player has QQ775. There is no such thing as “three pair”. Only the best possible hand with five cards counts.

  71. Well I would like to know
    If there are X number of players at the table in round 1, ex: 5 and only 2 decide to play, the other 3 give up, the cards of these 3 players return to the deck and the deck is reshuffled, for the FLOP or do these cards stay “in the corner” until round 2 where they are re-inserted and the deck is reshuffled for a new distribution?

    Grateful!

    • The cards are not reshuffled, they go to the muck. Imagine if you had to keep reshuffling during the hand, it would be terrible!

  72. I have the following question that happened last night at a poker table with friends…
    It came up on AQ 4 5 3 of spades. In other words, everyone had a flush. However, one of my table partners had a 7 of spades. In this situation, I said that the person who took the table was the owner of the 7 and there was no tie. I was outvoted against 4 people. Was I right?

    Grateful

    • You were right! Congratulations!

      And tell your friends to visit the site and learn a little more about the rules of Texas Holdem!

  73. Doubt.
    Table opened 6 8 3 jj
    Player A =7 8
    Player B = 6 10
    Whoever wins is player A who has the second highest pair, or player B who also has the second pair, but has the highest quiker.

    • Two pair tiebreaker: first look at the higher pair (in this case both have JJ) – then look at the lower pair. Then Player A wins because he has JJ887 against JJ66T

  74. 'Please, this hand was a fight...lol...please, who wins this hand and why???
    player A: 10, 8
    player B: A, K
    Table: 2, A, 10, 8, 2
    (Note: I said that the winner was player B, because he had two pairs and his pair was higher)

    Their hands would look like this:
    Player A: 10,10,8,8,A
    Player B: A,A,2,2,K

    ????????????????????? right????????????

    • Player B, correct! Two pair tiebreaker, the highest pair counts. It doesn't matter if the pair was in your hand or on the board.

  75. Thank you very much, now I have another question.
    in case of Full house.
    Player A: J, 8
    Player B: J, 6
    Table: J,J,8,6,3
    My question is whether in a full house when the three of a kind is equal to break the tie, does the highest pair come into play???
    Who wins and why?

  76. Marcelo, I'm sorry for so many doubts, but I needed to know exactly how many players there are at a Texas Hold'em table???... Could you answer this question for me? Thank you.

    • The maximum is usually ten people. There are games from two players to ten at the same table. The most common are tables of nine players, or six players.

  77. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS:

    1st I WAS PLAYING A TOURNAMENT ON A LIVE TABLE, ONE OF THE PLAYERS ASKED ANOTHER IF HE HAD A SEQUENCE, IS THIS VALID? AND IF THE PLAYER ANSWERS THAT HE DOESN'T AND WHEN GOING TO SHOWDOWN HE SHOWS THE SEQUENCE THAT HE DENIED. THERE IS A PUNISHMENT, IT IS AGAINST THE RULES TO LY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.

    2nd WHEN THE DEALER DEALS THE CARDS, THE CARD IS UNINTENTIONALLY TURNED OVER, ARE ALL THE CARDS TURNED OVER AND SHUFFLED AGAIN?

    3rd IF THE DEALER OPENS A COMMUNITY LETTER BEFORE TIME, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?

    4th WHEN GOING TO SHOWDOW WITH TWO BETTERS, ONE OF THEM SHOWS ONLY ONE CARD AND IT IS THE CARD THAT WINS THE HAND, HE DOES NOT SHOW THE OTHER. DOES THIS PLAYER WIN THE HAND?

    GRATEFUL

    • 1. No one can be punished for lying. Poker is a game in which bluffing is a strategy. Asking what the other person has can lead to punishment if the player is being too insistent.

      2. Usually the card shown is left face up, and the player is dealt a new card. In tournaments, it may be a rule to reshuffle.

      3. The same thing can be done as above, but this dealer is very weak.

      4. If the other player called to see, it is mandatory to show both. But if he folded, the other player is not obliged to show, he can show one if he wants.

  79. I have a question.
    I watch High Stakes Poker, and after the flop two players go all in, then they see the turn and river, one player wins, but again another turn and river are redone, why? Would it be a second chance? Wouldn't it be unfair to the winner the first time?

    • Erick, this is called “run twice”, that is, playing twice (or even more). This is only done if agreed upon by the players, everyone involved in the hand needs to agree.

  81. At showdown, is there a correct order to show the cards?
    Example: One player is ahead of the other in the blind order, he said that the other has to show his cards first, (nonsense), anyway, is there a rule for showing your cards, first or second, and so on?

    • It's usually in the order of the blinds, so if someone is in the big blind and the other is on the button, the big blind shows first.

      But if there was a bet and a call, the one who bet shows first (call = “pay to see”).

      This thing of being fussy about who shows it first is typical of a new or boring player.

  82. At a table with 3 players — Alberto (R$ 100), Beto (R$ 500), Carlos (R$600) — the 1st betting round ends with an ALL-IN by Alberto being called by the other two.

    Beto and Carlos continue to play and bet. Before the River, the 1st pot is R$ 300 (100 from each of the three), and the 2nd pot is R$ 600 (300 from Beto + 300 from Carlos). After revealing the River, Carlos bets everything and Beto runs.

    The question is: Even though he has left the game, can Beto compete for the 1st pot, since he called Alberto's All-in?

    • Whoever leaves the game in the middle gives up all the pots!

      Including those already closed!

      So Beto can't win anything in this hand. The secondary pot, of $600, will go entirely to Carlos. And the primary pot will be contested between Carlos and Alberto.

  83. Guys, I have a question, when you are playing and you accidentally turn over your two cards, even though you have bet 4k in chips. Is this considered a fold?
    Well, it happened in a tournament here and I had this doubt, understand the play. At the table there were 8 players following the order small and big, the next one bet 4k and the others folded, but big folded before small, and with that the player who bet 4k showed the cards thinking that there was no one else in the game and it was considered folded, thus losing the 4k bet.
    That was my doubt because there was some discussion about what was right, whether he continued playing with his cards open or whether he folded and in the end he folded.
    If anyone knows what is right I would like some answers
    Thanks

  84. Hello, I would like to clear up a doubt about the post flop!
    The blind table is at $ 5 – 10, pre flop we have a raise from UTG to 40$, SMALL calls and BIG also calls, opening the flop SMALL bets 60$ BIG goes ALL IN with $105 UTG, who was the one who raised pre flop calls $105.00 SMALL, who had bet $60 post flop can raise to $300 or can he only call?

    • Whenever someone raises in front of him, he can call, fold, or raise. This is assuming he has enough chips to do so. If he is already all-in, he will continue in the hand, but in a separate pot.

  85. Hello, I have a question.

    03 players at the table:

    “A” Dealer
    “B” Small
    C” Big

    If player “A” leaves the game, in the next hand the dealer passes to player “B” and he is again small blind and player “C” is again big blind?

    Abs
    Tino

    • Your question is great.

      B= SB + dealer
      C=BB

      Small remains small, big remains big, and the dealer button remains small for this hand. On the next hand they switch.

  86. Hello,

    I have the following questions:

    1 – Whenever you raise or re-raise, do you have to bet twice the previous bet?

    2 – Assuming that on the flop the bets end at 100, on the turn should the initial bet be double 100 or return to the minimum bet?

    Thanks

    • Hello RS.

      1 – It depends on the rules of the place, but generally this does exist, to avoid ridiculous re-raises, of one chip for example. Remember that if you go all-in it can be less!

      2 – Return to the minimum bet. In some games, the minimum bet is valid on the flop and double the minimum on the turn and river. After you study the odds a little, you will understand that it makes no sense to make a minimum bet if the pot is already very large…

        • In Texas Holdem, it's like this: in the "no limit" mode (the most common), the minimum that can be bet is always the size of the big blind. In the "limit" mode, the minimum changes. Before the flop and on the flop, it's the big blind. On the turn and river, it's double the big blind.

  88. Good morning,

    I have a question... It happened over the weekend...

    We were playing Texas Hold'em and a certain hand came up on the flop, we had one All in with 10,000 chips, another went All in with 15,000 and the other opponent called both of them all in (15,000).
    The first opponent who went All in (10000), showed the leaves.
    The second opponent who went all in (15000), showed the sheets…
    The third person who called all in, hid his sheets…

    Question: He wouldn't be forced to show, since we still had the turn and river...it was show down...or he can give up the hand this way. (hiding)

    • You are required to show when everyone is all-in. If someone else has chips in their hand, then no one can show. If everyone is all-in and there is no chance for anyone to bet during the round, everyone must show.

  89. Question 1
    Table 5,6,7,9,k
    Player 1 – 4.8
    Player 2 – 8.9
    Which of the two is the winner or is it a tie?
    Question 2
    Table 2,8,Q,Q,Q
    Player 1 – 8.5
    Player 2 – 8.6
    Which of the two is the winner or is it a tie?
    Thank you for your attention

  90. good. . .
    I have a basic question. In a game, 555A8 comes out on the table. Player A) has KQ, and Player B) has 9 10. Does Player A) win because he has a K in his hand, which ends up giving him the highest card? Or is there a tie because the highest card in play is A and it's both? This happened in a game with friends and I ended up giving the game to Player A), but I still have doubts.

    thank you for your attention.

  91. PLEASE HELP MEEEEE
    PLAYER 1 – lol
    PLAYER 2 – 4 A

    TABLE – K 5 5 5 A
    ASK IF PLAYER 1 CAN GET RID OF A CARD FROM THE THREE OF A K AND USE HIS THREE OF A K…????

    TO RESPOND

    • Hello Camila.

      Player 1 has a full house, KKK 55
      Player 2 has a smaller full house, 555 AA (he discards the 4)
      Since we measure the full house first by three of a kind, player 1 wins.

  92. Hello, I have the following question..
    example: on the table there is QQ555 Full house my hand is A7 and my opponent's hand is Q3
    I wanted to know if he takes the pot because he has a Q and would make a higher full house or if he draws with the full house on the table and I win with the Ace kicker.
    If anyone can help me..thanks a lot

    • He wins by having the Q and consequently the highest full house, exactly!
      His hand would be QQQ55 and yours would be QQ555.

      Hugs

  93. A question that occurred in a home game:
    player 1 – 7th and 9th
    Player 2 – 7p and Ke

    table: 3p 4p 5p 6c and 6o

    In my opinion it was a draw but it caused confusion! Who will win?

  94. What happens if there are 4 players and one of them went all in and the others covered and even bet higher and the one who won was the all in, who does the rest of the pot go to?

    • The rest of the pot, called the side pot, goes to the winner among the 3 players who were not all-in.
      I'll give an example with 3 players to make it simpler.
      Player A has AA and 5000 chips
      Player B has KK and 8000 chips
      Player C has QQ and 8000 chips
      At the table, without a flush and only with disconnected low cards.
      Player A checks, Player B checks, Player C bets 2000, Player A raises to 5000 all-in, Player B raises to 8000 all-in, Player C calls 8000 all-in.
      We have a main pot of 15000 (3x 5000) and a side pot of 6000 (2x 3000).
      Player A shows AA and wins the main pot of 15,000.
      The side pot of 6000 goes to player B who shows KK and beats player C's QQ.

      Hugs

  97. When I start playing with one in my hand, is it worth anything? If no one has anything in their hand or on the table and I have one in my hand, do I win?

  100. Hello, I would like to know if I am obliged to use both cards in my hand to use sequences and pairs on the table, or if I could only use one card in my hand.

    • You can use just one hand, I'll give an example to make it easier to understand:
      You have 8J
      Your opponent has 55

      On the table we have 5 10 QKA

      You have a straight of 10 through A, using only your J (Jack) and your opponent has a set of 555. You win the hand 🙂

      Thanks!

  101. doubts about fold?

    starting everything FIRST HAND, the dealer is found, small blind and big blind place the bets and then the cards are dealt: then the UTG makes the decision (CALL), and the next player also (CALL) and the next one that I will call Diego gives (FOLD) continues the game until the end of the hand.
    starting another hand again without playing Diego again gives (FOLD) the end of that hand
    starting the third hand again without posting Diego da (FOLLD) here comes my question?

    Is it ever mandatory to play??? Or can the player fold infinitely without any punishment?????????????

  102. I asked this question because in a Texas tournament on YouTube I heard the following comment from the narrator: NOW HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW UP, OTHERWISE HE'S GOING TO GET A BEATING!

  104. Hello, 1st question:
    In a situation where the blinds are at 200\400, after an all-in worth 390, what is the minimum raise that can be made next? (390+190=580 or 400+190=590 or 400+400=800)?
    2nd question:
    In a blinds situation of 300-600, after a full round of action at the table, the action reaches the BB who goes all-in for 580. Does this all-in open a new round of betting at the table (with players being able to raise and all-in on top) or can the following players only call the all-in for 580? Please explain.

  105. I have questions about minimum raises (mini raises) and minimum re-raises. Ex: blind 25 - 50, player A bets 250, can player B raise to 400?? Or should the MINIMUM be double (500)? And so on for re-raises??
    All this in no limit hold'em! Thank you

  106. A doubt
    The opponent had a higher flush than mine. Of the 2 cards, one was for the flush and the other one that did nothing with anything. I had a lower flush, however, there was a pair of Q's inside the flush.
    why did i lose?

    then he won with COLOR, highest card K and I asked for mine with COLOR, plus DOUBLE Q
    or can't you have more than 2 hands on the table?

    • Hello Felipe.
      Your explanation was a bit confusing, the ideal would be to say what your hand was and what your opponent's hand was, and the cards on the table.
      I will give an example similar to yours:
      Your opponent: :Kh :Jc
      You: :Qh :Qc

      Table: :3h :4h :6h :9h :8d

      The game is always formed by the best combination of 5 cards, therefore, he has a flush with K and you have a flush with Q, the pair makes no difference in this case.
      Your final hand: Q 3 4 5 9 (all suited)
      His hand: K 3 4 5 9 (all suited)

  107. If there are the following cards on the table:

    K – 10 – 6 – 6 – 4
    our esp esp esp our

    Who wins?

    Who has the hand: 5 – Diamonds | K – Clubs

    or

    the hand: 9 – sword | 7 – sword

    Please clear this doubt for me!

    • The 97 spades hand wins.
      She has a flush, 5 cards of the same suit.
      Player 1 has only a pair of Ks.
      If player 1 had K5 both of spades, he would beat player 2 with higher flush VS lower flush!

  108. My question: 5 cards of the same suit were dealt to the table, with the King being the highest. I don't have any cards of the same suit, but my opponent has a Queen. What happens?

    • Your opponent wins.
      In cases of a flush, the person with the highest card of the flush suit wins.
      For example:
      Board: KJ 3 4 5 all diamonds
      You have KJ of clubs
      Your opponent has Q of diamonds
      Another opponent has 7 of diamonds
      The opponent with the Q of diamonds wins over everyone because he has a flush K (from the board) Q (from his hand) 3 4 5
      Now you only have the flush on the board, and the third opponent has K (on the board) 7 (from his hand) 3 4 5
      Now if the table has a flush higher than all players there is a tie.
      Example:
      Board AKQ 8 9 all clubs
      You have 54 of clubs
      Your opponent has A3, which is the 3 of clubs.
      This ends in a tie because the board has a higher flush than both players.

  109. Let's ask a more difficult question. If we have 3 players and the SB is eliminated, what happens to the table in the next round? Who is the dealer? In addition to the answer, I need a reference to provide proof, because my friends are not satisfied with just words... Thank you.

    • If the SB has been eliminated, the DEALER button is on the eliminated player's seat, and the position is empty. Cards are dealt as normal, starting with the SB and ending with the CO. Thank you!

  110. In a round of poker at Poker Stars, on 12/14/12, at the Anza IV table, the following HAPPENED:
    – I came out with A and 5 of spades;
    – The flop came J, 6 3 of spades;
    – I bet and they paid;
    – He turned over the fourth card – 3 of clubs;
    – I bet and they paid;
    – He turned over the fifth card – 3 of hearts;
    – I went All in;
    – They show the cards of the other two bettors:
    a) Ace of clubs and Q of compass
    b) 7 of clubs and 6 of diamonds
    c) I with Ace and 5 of spades
    The winner was the one who had the 7 and 6.
    Is it correct?

    • Yes, that is correct.
      You have the nut flush (the highest flush) with the hand A5J63 of spades.
      Your opponent has hand 33366, with a full house, so he beats your flush.
      I hope I helped.
      Poker Tips

  111. two players all-in
    1st J (diamond) J (clubs) and o;
    2nd A (sword) A (clubs);
    on the table there are: 9 – 2 – 7 – 3 – 5
    9 and 7 of gold
    2 and 5 of Cups
    3 of clubs
    Total bet value 17,018
    Question?
    Why 1st 6,058 and 2nd 11,960

    • In this case the 1st player probably had more chips than the 2nd and just took back the difference.
      Example:
      Player A: 1,000 chips
      Player B: 2,000 chips
      They both go all-in and the pot is 3,000
      Player 2 wins the hand and takes 2,000 and player 1 takes back the difference that was over 1,000.

    • No, it wasn't.
      The game is formed by the best possible combination of 5 cards.
      There are two from your hand and five from the table.
      If the board (five cards) forms a higher hand than yours or your opponent's, it is a tie.
      One more example:
      TABLE: 56789
      I'm 99
      You are 55
      It's a tie, the table has a sequence of 5 to 9, I have three of 999 and you have three of 555, tie.

    • Poker you say four of a kind, right?
      We use the kicker. Whoever has the highest number wins.
      Example:
      Board: QQQQ9
      Game 1: A5
      Game 2: K9
      Win Game 1 with QQQQA.

  116. I have a question about something that happened in a tournament I organized in my city.

    On the river, player A in the small blind moves his chips and player B on the button says, “If you go all-in, I’ll call.” So, player A went all-in, but player B later declined to call.

    My question is whether he was already committed to paying the all-in as he had announced before or whether he can go back on his decision.

    Thanks!

    Cicero

  117. player A- has A2
    player B- has JJ

    A2J flop
    turn A
    River J

    Player A- makes a full house AAA22
    Player B – has a full house JJAAA
    Who wins the hand?

    Who wins the hand?

  118. Goodnight
    Excuse my ignorance, but in a game here at home on Sunday, I ended up carelessly playing one card after another, with a small time difference, and someone said that this is a fold, even though neither of them fell down, and I would win the hand with a pair of Aces, so I played the AS first and then the other.

    • Hello. I didn't understand your question. Are you talking about the dealer or the person with the DEALER button? The button rotates every hand...

  120. good morning
    I would like to ask some questions.
    2 cards were dealt to the players and 3 were placed on the table (679). Player A (58) bet All-in. Player B (77) wants to continue in the game. He simply calls the bet. And we continue with the game... the 4th (9) card on the table will be dealt (6799). Then player B bets all-in because he has a full (77799) and player A has a straight (58679).
    If player A bet the first all in, wouldn't the 4th card on the table be played? Or would it only not be played if player B ran?
    Does the game end just because player A has a sequence with 3 cards on the table and bets all-in?

  121. I have a question about showing my cards to my opponents so they can decide whether they will pay my ALL INN and face me or not.
    Something like this: I want to take the drops that are already high and already in the final prize phase, I go out with a pair of queens QQ, and I don't want an adventurer facing me with any card and ending up taking the hand and knocking me down, so we have the drops of 5,000/10,000 and another 10,000 from TG2, I give my ALL INN of 30,000 and show that I have a pair of Queens for them to decide, is this against the rules of poker or not?

  122. Doubt:
    Smal and Big are at 50/100,
    The UTG player only has 20 and bets (allin), and he wins, should the pot be proportional to the 20 or does he take the BB and SB?

  123. A question:
    The flop opened with 3 normal cards.
    Player 1 bet
    Player 2 did not bet
    Player 3 bet (matched the bet)
    Player 4 bet (matched the bet)
    The delegate opened the 4th letter.
    Player 2 did not bet and said he was in the game. Dealer's mistake
    What to do?
    Eliminate player 2 is eliminated?
    The 4th card had made 2 pairs. As player 1.
    Cancel the play and split the chips?
    Please clear up that doubt!

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