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Step 4Let the Game Begin!
PreFlop
Once the cards are dealt, each player looks at their cards.
The Pot
The pot is the sum of money (or Chips) that players bet during each hand. After each betting round, all bets go into the pot until the Showdown.
Acting
Each player, when it's their turn, makes their choice and Acts. There are five acts that can be played:
1) Check- betting zero. Players may not check on the opening round because they must either match (or raise) the big blind or fold.
2) Bet- the opening bet of a betting round.
3) Call- to match a bet or a raise.
4) Fold- to discard your hand and forfeit the current pot.
5) Raise- to increase the size of the current bet.
5a) Re-Raise- making a second raise in the same betting round.
:: Let's play with YOU in last position (one before the Dealer) :: yay!
The player that's first to act (aka "Under The Gun" UTG) PreFlop, is the one to the left of the BB. The player can choose from three acts ; 1) CALL the current bet, 2) FOLD the hand without betting, or 3) RAISE the bet.
If a player raises the bet, each player must now call the new amount to continue playing the current hand, including those who may have already acted. If a player chooses to fold, the money already in the "Pot" from the prior "call" remains in the pot. At any time a player may re-raise. If no player raises the big blind, then the player in BB position may check or raise. It is important to note that if a player raises, that player may not raise again unless they were re-raised, as opposed to called. The round of betting stops when all players have either folded or called the last raise.
Once the cards are dealt, each player looks at their cards.
The Pot
The pot is the sum of money (or Chips) that players bet during each hand. After each betting round, all bets go into the pot until the Showdown.
Acting
Each player, when it's their turn, makes their choice and Acts. There are five acts that can be played:
1) Check- betting zero. Players may not check on the opening round because they must either match (or raise) the big blind or fold.
2) Bet- the opening bet of a betting round.
3) Call- to match a bet or a raise.
4) Fold- to discard your hand and forfeit the current pot.
5) Raise- to increase the size of the current bet.
5a) Re-Raise- making a second raise in the same betting round.
:: Let's play with YOU in last position (one before the Dealer) :: yay!
The player that's first to act (aka "Under The Gun" UTG) PreFlop, is the one to the left of the BB. The player can choose from three acts ; 1) CALL the current bet, 2) FOLD the hand without betting, or 3) RAISE the bet.
If a player raises the bet, each player must now call the new amount to continue playing the current hand, including those who may have already acted. If a player chooses to fold, the money already in the "Pot" from the prior "call" remains in the pot. At any time a player may re-raise. If no player raises the big blind, then the player in BB position may check or raise. It is important to note that if a player raises, that player may not raise again unless they were re-raised, as opposed to called. The round of betting stops when all players have either folded or called the last raise.
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