Betting Rounds

Small Blind: Made by the player sitting to the left of the dealer to kickstart the pot. It is usually half of the big blind.

Big Blind: Made by the player sitting to the left of the one who made the small blind. Big blind is equal to the minimum bet. Once the big blind has been made, the rest of the players in a clockwise direction proceed towards the first betting round.

Pre-Flop: It is the first betting round, where players take action without any of the community cards revealed.

Flop: Three community cards are revealed. The players then proceed to make bets.

Turn: The fourth community card is revealed, followed by which players make bets.

River: The final community card is revealed. Remaining players on the table make their bets.

Showdown: Players reveal their respective hands. The best hand wins the pot.

Check: Passing the action without betting anything in the pot. Check can only be done if no player has made a bet before your turn.

Bet: If no opponent has made a bet until the player’s turn, the player can choose to bet. Once a bet has been made, the rest of the players will have to either ‘call’ on the bet or ‘raise’ it to continue playing.

Call: Matching the bet made by the opponent.

Raise: Raising the bet during that betting round. To raise, the player must first ‘call’ on the bet before putting some additional chips in the pot.

Fold: Forfeiting the game during the player’s turn. The player will be ineligible to participate in subsequent rounds.