Texas Hold’em.

Two private cards. Five shared possibilities.

2–10 players in this guide4 min to learn

THE DEFINING TWIST

Use any five of your two private and five shared cards.

Community cards

Illustrative hand · explore the result in Read the Table

YOUR GUIDE TO THIS VERSION

Know your table.

Practical guide: 2–10 players; at 10, 20 private + 5 board + 3 burns = 28 cards.

Prepare. Shuffle a 52-card deck. Agree on blinds and limits.
Use counters to learn.
Post blinds. Place small and big blinds clockwise after the button.
Heads-up: button posts small blind.
Deal two. Deal two private cards to each player.
Keep them hidden.
Pre-flop. Bet clockwise, starting after the big blind.
Call, raise or fold. Last remaining player wins immediately. Heads-up: the button acts first before the draw/flop.
Flop. Burn one; reveal three shared cards. Bet.
From now on, first active seat after the button starts.
Turn. Burn one; reveal the fourth shared card. Bet.
Keep the same two private cards.
River. Burn one; reveal the fifth shared card. Bet.
You can use neither, either or both private cards.
Showdown. Compare the best five-card hands. Equal hands split the pot.
Suits never break a showdown tie. Move the button clockwise.

Established poker game; not a Deal Different invention. Explanatory presentation and examples by Deal Different.

Curated by Maanas Chopra · reviewed October 2026 · session times are estimates