Learning How to play Texas Hold'em Poker Part 8
This was published 29-06-2010This is Learning How to play Texas Hold’em Poker Part 8, the eighth part of our series of blogs on how to learn Texas Hold’em. To take full advantage of these articles, it’s recommended that you read them in sequence.
In this eights part of our Learning how to play Texas Hold’em poker series, we will take a look at two of the most important parts of the Texas Hold’em game: the river and the showdown. This is the part of the game which will really make or break your game. Please pay special attention when reading this part and make sure you are fully alert when taking part in the River and Showdown part of your Texas Hold’em game.
The Texas Hold’em Poker River
When the Texas Hold’em game comes to the river part, there has to be more than one player left at this stage. If there are more than one left who hasn’t given up and decided to fold on the previous streets stages, the fiver cards are now dealt. The dealer deals the river cards just like he did the turn cards, with one face down card, and another single cards being dealt faceup.
The river is the final street of the Texas Hold’em game, and there will be no more cards dealt after this. This betting round is the same as the turn betting round.
The Texas Hold’em Poker Showdown
Once the river phase has completed, the players enter into the Texas Hold’em showdown. At this stage, having the best hand will win you the pot.
Here are the rules about the Hold’em showdown:
- The player who wagered at the river stage is the first player that must reveal their hand. If another player prefers to go first, this is allowed.
- If no one bet at the river stage, the player on the left of the poker dealer must reveal their hand first, and this continues in a clockwise fashion.
- If a player has a losing hand, they can now decide to simply fold or to reveal their hand to the other players.
To be continued in Learning How to play Texas Hold’em Poker Part 9, which will be published on this site next week.
