The world's most popular poker game
Texas Hold'em is simple at its core: make the best five-card poker hand and win the chips in the pot. You can also win by betting in a way that makes every other player fold.
Two Ways to Win
Either show down the best hand at the end, or make everyone else fold before that. Both strategies are equally valid and great players use both.
The game uses a standard 52-card deck. Each player receives two private cards (hole cards), and five shared community cards are dealt face-up on the board.
Press Deal to begin
Your two hole cards are private — only you can see them. The five community cards on the board are shared by all players. You combine your hole cards with the community cards to make the best possible five-card hand.
Key Concept
You can use both, one, or even none of your hole cards combined with the community cards. Your final hand is always exactly five cards.
How many hole cards does each player receive in Texas Hold'em?
How many community cards are dealt on the board?
The pot is the total of all chips bet during the hand. You win the pot either by having the best hand at showdown or by making all opponents fold. Knowing when to go to showdown and when to bluff is what separates good players from great ones.
Your best poker hand uses how many cards total?
Answer all quiz questions correctly to complete this lesson and earn XP.