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♠ ♥ ♦ ♣Texas Hold'em
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a chair.An interactive guide to Texas Hold'em. Deal real hands, watch your odds shift card by card, and practice until you can read the table at a glance.
52 cards · 2 in your hand · 5 on the board · 10 ways to win
10♠
♠
10♠
J♠
♠
J♠
Q♠
♠
Q♠
K♠
♠
K♠
A♠
♠
A♠
01 · The Deck
52 cards. 4 suits.
Click any card to inspect it, or tab in and explore with the arrow keys. Each suit has 13 ranks: Ace through King.
♠
Spades
13 cards
A♠
♠
A♠
2♠
♠
2♠
3♠
♠
3♠
4♠
♠
4♠
5♠
♠
5♠
6♠
♠
6♠
7♠
♠
7♠
8♠
♠
8♠
9♠
♠
9♠
10♠
♠
10♠
J♠
♠
J♠
Q♠
♠
Q♠
K♠
♠
K♠
♥
Hearts
13 cards
A♥
♥
A♥
2♥
♥
2♥
3♥
♥
3♥
4♥
♥
4♥
5♥
♥
5♥
6♥
♥
6♥
7♥
♥
7♥
8♥
♥
8♥
9♥
♥
9♥
10♥
♥
10♥
J♥
♥
J♥
Q♥
♥
Q♥
K♥
♥
K♥
♦
Diamonds
13 cards
A♦
♦
A♦
2♦
♦
2♦
3♦
♦
3♦
4♦
♦
4♦
5♦
♦
5♦
6♦
♦
6♦
7♦
♦
7♦
8♦
♦
8♦
9♦
♦
9♦
10♦
♦
10♦
J♦
♦
J♦
Q♦
♦
Q♦
K♦
♦
K♦
♣
Clubs
13 cards
A♣
♣
A♣
2♣
♣
2♣
3♣
♣
3♣
4♣
♣
4♣
5♣
♣
5♣
6♣
♣
6♣
7♣
♣
7♣
8♣
♣
8♣
9♣
♣
9♣
10♣
♣
10♣
J♣
♣
J♣
Q♣
♣
Q♣
K♣
♣
K♣
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02 · How to Play
Anatomy of a hand
Step through the phases of a Texas Hold'em hand. Watch your best hand and your odds change with every card.
DealPre-flopFlopFlop betTurnTurn betRiverRiver betShowdown
Community Cards
Waiting for the flop...
Your Hole Cards
♠
♠
Deal
Each player gets 2 private hole cards, dealt face-down.
New handNext
#### Blinds
Two forced bets before the deal. Small blind and big blind rotate each hand.
#### Actions
Fold to quit, check/call to match, or raise to increase the bet.
#### Winning
Best 5-card hand at showdown wins, or be the last player standing.
03 · Betting
Your move
Every betting round, you choose an action. Knowing when to use each one is the core skill of poker.
✕Fold○Check\=Call↑Raise★All-in
✕
Fold
Surrender your hand and forfeit any bets you've made. You're out until the next deal.
When to use it
Your hand is weak and the cost to continue is too high. Don't throw good money after bad.
Availability
Always available on your turn.
What would you do?
Read the situation and pick the best action.
04 · Hand Rankings
Know your hands
10 possible hands, ranked from the unbeatable Royal Flush to the humble High Card.
1
Royal Flush
A, K, Q, J, 10 all of the same suit. The best possible hand.
10♥
♥
10♥
J♥
♥
J♥
Q♥
♥
Q♥
K♥
♥
K♥
A♥
♥
A♥
2
Straight Flush
Five consecutive cards of the same suit.
5♣
♣
5♣
6♣
♣
6♣
7♣
♣
7♣
8♣
♣
8♣
9♣
♣
9♣
3
Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank.
K♠
♠
K♠
K♥
♥
K♥
K♦
♦
K♦
K♣
♣
K♣
3♥
♥
3♥
4
Full House
Three of a kind plus a pair.
A♠
♠
A♠
A♥
♥
A♥
A♦
♦
A♦
9♣
♣
9♣
9♠
♠
9♠
5
Flush
Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence.
2♦
♦
2♦
5♦
♦
5♦
8♦
♦
8♦
J♦
♦
J♦
A♦
♦
A♦
6
Straight
Five consecutive cards of mixed suits.
4♥
♥
4♥
5♣
♣
5♣
6♦
♦
6♦
7♠
♠
7♠
8♥
♥
8♥
7
Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank.
Q♠
♠
Q♠
Q♥
♥
Q♥
Q♦
♦
Q♦
7♣
♣
7♣
2♠
♠
2♠
8
Two Pair
Two different pairs.
J♠
♠
J♠
J♥
♥
J♥
4♦
♦
4♦
4♣
♣
4♣
A♠
♠
A♠
9
One Pair
Two cards of the same rank.
10♠
♠
10♠
10♥
♥
10♥
K♦
♦
K♦
6♣
♣
6♣
3♠
♠
3♠
10
High Card
No combination. The highest card plays.
A♠
♠
A♠
J♥
♥
J♥
8♦
♦
8♦
5♣
♣
5♣
2♠
♠
2♠
05 · Starting Hands
Which hole cards are worth playing?
All 169 possible starting hands. Pairs run down the diagonal, suited combos sit above it, offsuit below. Tap any hand to simulate it against a random opponent.
AAAKsAQsAJsATsA9sA8sA7sA6sA5sA4sA3sA2sAKoKKKQsKJsKTsK9sK8sK7sK6sK5sK4sK3sK2sAQoKQoQQQJsQTsQ9sQ8sQ7sQ6sQ5sQ4sQ3sQ2sAJoKJoQJoJJJTsJ9sJ8sJ7sJ6sJ5sJ4sJ3sJ2sAToKToQToJToTTT9sT8sT7sT6sT5sT4sT3sT2sA9oK9oQ9oJ9oT9o9998s97s96s95s94s93s92sA8oK8oQ8oJ8oT8o98o8887s86s85s84s83s82sA7oK7oQ7oJ7oT7o97o87o7776s75s74s73s72sA6oK6oQ6oJ6oT6o96o86o76o6665s64s63s62sA5oK5oQ5oJ5oT5o95o85o75o65o5554s53s52sA4oK4oQ4oJ4oT4o94o84o74o64o54o4443s42sA3oK3oQ3oJ3oT3o93o83o73o63o53o43o3332sA2oK2oQ2oJ2oT2o92o82o72o62o52o42o32o22
Premium
Strong
Good
Speculative
Fold
A♠
♠
A♠
A♥
♥
A♥
AAPremium
“Pocket Rockets”
How to play it
Raise from any position. These hands print money, so play them fast.
Strength tiers follow the Chen formula (20 pts for AA), a simple heuristic, not gospel.
Think you're ready?
Take a seat in the back room and play real hands against the house. Blinds, raises, and all.