When sitting in a $2/$4 No-Limit game, one can presume the buy-in is $400. In No-Limit games the Big Blind is typically 1% of the table buy-in. Therefore, in a $2/$4 game the blinds are typically $1 and $2 and the Big Bet is $4. The turn and river use a bet double this size, also known as a “Big Bet”. In most fixed-limit games the size of the Big Blind is used for the first two rounds of betting. The player to the left of the Small Blind must post the Big Blind, typically double the size of the Small Blind. The player to the left of the dealer, or dealer button, must post the Small Blind. These two blinds, the Small and Big Blind, are forced bets used to encourage action. The majority of Texas Hold’em games use a two-blind structure.
Each player will then be dealt two cards after which the first found of betting commences. The object of the game is to make the best five-card poker hand possible using your two hole-cards and the five community cards.Ī white object, known as the “dealer button” is passed to the left after each hand to signify where the deal should start. In Texas Hold’em each player receives two hole-cards and five subsequent cards are dealt face-up in the middle of the table, also known as the “flop”, “turn”, and “river”. One of the most popular forms of poker today is Texas Hold’em.
