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| 1 |
 Full Tilt Poker |
100% sign-up deposit bonus match up to $600. Full Tilt Poker is the home of many of the top names in poker and the sign-up bonus is 100 % up to $600. Full Tilt hosts some of the biggest cash games in the world. | local | 8.75 | $600 | Read Review |
| 2 |
 PlayersOnly Poker |
When PlayersOnly Poker was launched in 2006, the site joined Cake Poker Network - a poker platform that still accepts U.S. players as well as deposits and withdrawals from U.S. credit cards. | local | 8.67 | $1000 | Read Review |
| 3 |
 Carbon Poker |
One of two sites on the new Merge Gaming Network, formed from the old Poker.com player base. Expect to find nice software, a ton of game choices and plenty of loose action. | local | 8.50 | $550 | Read Review |
| 4 |
 PokerStars |
The heavyweight champion of online tournaments; great games, huge prizes and terrific software. | local | 8.42 | $50 | Read Review |
| 5 |
 PKR |
Great new poker site with innovative 3D-graphics and soft Texas Hold'em competition. | 8.33 | $250 | Read Review | |
| 6 |
 Bodog Poker |
Innovative online poker room that Jamie Gold played for when he won the 2006 WSOP. | local | 8.25 | $500 | Read Review |
| 7 |
 Betfair Poker |
Betfair is a stand-alone poker site focusing on Texas Hold'em games. There are lots of weak opponents to be found at the No-Limit tables. | 8.17 | $1000 | Read Review | |
| 8 |
 Pacific Poker |
Swim with the fishes at this classic poker site which now offers great multi table action. | 8.08 | $400 | Read Review | |
| 9 |
 Ladbrokes Poker |
Ladbrokes Poker is a stand-alone poker site with spectacular high-stakes action and loose low-stakes Hold'em games. The site also offers lots of nice promotions, including money-guaranteed tournaments and satellites to big live events. | 8.00 | $500 | Read Review | |
| 10 |
 PokerRoom |
Poker Room offers one of the best poker softwares available. This combined with good action at the holdem tables in both low and mid level games makes this poker site a good alternative for all us Texas Holdem fans. Make your first deposit and get a 20% sign-up bonus up to $100. | 7.92 | $250 | Read Review |
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Texas Hold'em Rules For Play
Texas hold'em poker is a card game. It is played with a typical 52 card deck. You can find it in countries all around the world in casinos to cardrooms, online and in home games. Hold'em can be played with as little as two players (going "heads up"), up to a max of eleven players. Regular poker hand ranks apply to this game. The typical hold'em game goes as follows and is broken down into five categories. I have intentionally simplified betting and the blinds so not to over complicate the article. Betting structure can be read more about here:Preflop:
Starting with the dealer button, each person is dealt one card. Then a second card. Both cards are face down. After everyone receives their pocket/hole cards (the two cards face down just dealt), then betting occurs. Note: the dealer button is a actually a button that says "dealer" on it or "d" that is passed around the table after each hand. It signifies where the dealing is done from.
Flop:
The dealer turns over three cards in the middle of the table (called "the flop"). These are community cards that each player can use to create the best hand possible out of. Once again betting occurs.
Turn:
The dealer turns over another card making four community cards. This fourth card is called "the turn" or sometimes "fourth street". Betting occurs again.
River:
The dealer turns over the fifth and last community card. This is called "the river" or "fifth street". Betting occurs for the last time.
Showdown:
The remaining players in the hand show their cards in order from the person who bet first. Each player uses his two cards, and the five community cards to create the best hand (5 cards total). A player can use any combination so even if one card from his pocket cards and four of the community cards creates the best hand, it is fine. When all five of the cards in the community make the best hand then everyone splits the pot. This is called "the board plays". Also note that in any time during the game a player can fold and get out of the hand. All bets will be lost at that point.
More information on Texas Holdem Poker Rules? Read my Texas Holdem Hand Rankings and my article about Poker and Pot Odds Probabilities.
