Texas Holdem poker is definitely the best and most popular online casino game. All poker variations are challenging and exciting but Texas Holdem is among the preferred ones by professional poker players and beginners too. If you want to learn the basics of Texas Holdem poker you are at the best place; after reading this guide about the basics of this game you can start enjoying the fun and excitement this game is giving you. About the different Texas hold'em varieties no-limit, pot-limit and limit hold'em we will talk about the most popular, Texas No-Limit Holdem, the game of the pros.

The dealer gives every player two cards faced down, but before that the first two players on the left of the dealer place the big blind and small blind bets, which amounts are defined at the beginning of the game. The big blind matches the initial bet amount and the small blind is half of the big blind. These bets are called blind, because they are made without knowing the cards you bet on.

After the blinds have been placed in, the players following the blind bettors can choose to bet, raise or fold according to the cards they have. This is how the first round of betting goes. After the betting, the dealer deals three cards face up, the first three community cards, known as the flop. After seeing the flop another turn of betting, raising or folding follows, according to the combination of your two cards and the three community cards. After this round of betting the dealer shares another community card, which is known as the turn. Another round of betting follows and the last community card, the river is shared. The final round of betting comes after you look at your cards and the community cards to have the best hands. When all betting ends, every player remaining in the game flips over their cards and the highest five-card hand, built from any of the seven available cards is declared the winner.

The strength of the hands have a well defined course, the hands being the following: a pair, two pairs, three of a kind, straight (five cards of sequential rank), flush (five cards with the same suit), full house (a pair and three of a kind), four of a kind, straight flush (a straight of entirely one suit.) and finally the royal flush (Ace-High straight of one suit).

These are the basic steps you need to learn and basic information you need to start when playing Texas Holdem poker. So learn the basics and rules, visit the best online casinos and play this amazing Texas No-Limit Holdem poker online.