betadminBetting in Texas Hold’em poker is a fundamental aspect of the game and is what creates the pots that are contested. The betting structure can vary, but the most common types are No-Limit, Pot-Limit, and Fixed-Limit. Here’s a general guide on how to bet in Texas Hold’em:
### Before the Flop
1. **Blinds**: The game starts with two forced bets called “blinds” – the small blind and the big blind. These are placed to the left of the dealer button and ensure there’s money in the pot.
2. **Pre-Flop Betting**: Starting with the player to the left of the big blind (under the gun), players have the option to:
– **Fold**:弃牌，放弃当前手牌，不再参与这局游戏的争夺。
– **Call**: 跟注，即投入与big blind相同数量的筹码。
– **Raise**: 加注，即投注比big blind更多的筹码。 In No-Limit, you can raise to any amount up to all of your chips (all-in).
– **Check**: 如果没有人下注，你可以选择check，即不下注并保持行动权。
### The Flop
3. **Post-Flop Betting**: After the flop (the first three community cards are dealt), the first player to act is the one to the left of the dealer button. They can:
– **Check** (if no one has bet before them)
– **Bet**: Place a bet (in No-Limit, any amount up to all-in)
– **Call**: Match the highest bet made
– **Raise**: Increase the bet
– **Fold**: Surrender their hand
Subsequent players can then choose to call, raise, or fold based on the action in front of them.
### The Turn
4. **Turn Betting**: Similar to the flop, the player to the left of the dealer button acts first. The betting limits are the same as on the flop.
### The River
5. **River Betting**: This is the final round of betting before the showdown. The betting actions are the same as on the turn and the flop.
### Showdown
6. **Showdown**: If more than one player remains after the final betting round, the players reveal their cards. The player with the best five-card poker hand wins the pot. If two or more players have the same hand, the pot is split between them.
### Betting Rules to Remember
– **Minimum Bet**: The minimum bet is typically the size of the big blind.
– **Maximum Bet**: In No-Limit, the maximum bet is the total amount of chips you have (all-in). In Pot-Limit, the maximum bet is the size of the pot.
– **Reraising**: You can raise more than once in a betting round, provided you have the chips and no one else has raised in that round.
– **All-In**: When a player goes all-in, they can no longer win more chips than they have put into the pot. A side pot is created for the remaining players.
Understanding the betting structure and when to apply different betting strategies is crucial to success in Texas Hold’em. It’s also important to be aware of the table stakes rule, which means you can’t take chips from the table once the hand has started, and you can’t add to your stack in the middle of a hand.
