Texas holdem poker is a fast-paced and fun game with easy to learn rules.

Once you know the basic texas holdem poker rules you'll be able to enjoy this game for years to come. At FanatikPoker.com we're proud to offer what is generally considered the most popular poker game in the world today, texas holdem! You'll find below the texas holdem poker rules necessary to enjoy the game played by thousands worldwide, right here at FanatikPoker.com.

Texas holdem poker at FanatikPoker.com is fast, exciting and offers tons of action!

General poker rules & sequence of action for texas holdem

Each player is dealt two cards face-down (pocket cards)

First betting round

Dealer turns over three community boardcards (the flop) face-up

Second betting round

Dealer turns over 1 more community boardcard (the turn)

Third betting round

Dealer turns over 1 final community boardcard (the river)

Final betting round

Showdown

At the showdown for texas holdem, poker rules indicate that players may use either:

Texas holdem poker betting structure rules

There are four possible betting rounds in texas holdem poker, shown in the poker rules above. The general structure on FanatikPoker.com doesn't differ from that of a brick & mortar cardroom.

Each bet and raise during the first two rounds is set at the lower limit of the stakes structure. For example in a $5/$10 texas holdem game, all bets and raises are $5 for the first two rounds (after pocket cards are dealt and after the flop).

Betting and raising during the last two rounds is set at the higher limit of the stakes structure. Same texas holdem example; all bets and raises are $10 for the last two rounds (after the turn and after the river), following accepted poker rules.

The maximum allowable number of bets per FanatikPoker.com player during any betting round in texas holdem poker is four. This includes a (1) bet, (2) raise, (3) re-raise, and (4) cap. The term cap is used to describe the 3rd raise in a round since betting is then capped and can't be raised further. Once capped, players will have only the option of calling or folding. FanatikPoker.com follows common poker rules in this regard.Note that there is no cap to the number of raises in No Limit and Pot Limit games.

Check-raising is allowed in all FanatikPoker.com poker games, with these rules including texas holdem.

Button & blinds for texas holdem on FanatikPoker.com    

At FanatikPoker.com a flat disk is used at the texas holdem poker table. This is called the dealer-button to indicate the theoretical dealer of each hand.

After each hand has completed, as with standard poker rules, the button moves clockwise to the next active player. This player will be considered to be playing "the button" for that hand. In texas holdem the player to the left of the button is first to receive a card and is required to post a small blind. The small blind is equal to half the lower limit bet rounded down to the nearest dollar. The player to the left of the small blind is required to post the big blind, equal to the lower limit bet. These poker blind structure rules for texas holdem on FanatikPoker.com are the same as found in brick & mortar cardrooms.

Both blinds in texas holdem poker are considered live bets and therefore, according to poker rules, have the option of checking, calling, raising or folding when the betting action returns to their position. After the flop and each subsequent betting round, the first active texas holdem player left of the button is first to act. FanatikPoker.com offers you a genuine cardroom experience.

When a player first sits at an active FanatikPoker.com texas holdem table they'll be required to post the equivalent of the big blind, an important feature of online poker rules. All players have the option of sitting out and waiting for the actual big blind before starting to play texas holdem poker. Fairness is ensured to all FanatikPoker.com poker players with these rules. By preventing players from constantly entering poker games in late position and leaving before they're required to post, these rules stop potential abuse of the online environment.

1-on-1 texas holdem poker

FanatikPoker.com invites you to experience the excitement of texas holdem poker in a heads-up 1-on-1 format. In heads-up texas holdem poker rules, the button posts the small blind. Before the flop the button is first to act. Heads-up poker rules, followed by FanatikPoker.com, dictate that betting rounds are capped after a total of six bets instead of the usual four.

Match your texas holdem poker skills straight-up against your opponent right here at FanatikPoker.com!