Aside from poker acumen, what do you need to host a successful Hold 'em tournament? First, know the law. Most U.S. states allow home tournaments as long as you don't profit off the gig. Check out local laws beforehand -- after all, a police raid ruins a good time.
The first three cards in Texas Hold'em are called the Flop. These cards are 'community cards' meaning everyone will use them in combination with their own hole cards to make the best hand. From the flop on, betting begins with the player to the dealer's left, who can check or bet. A fourth card is dealt face up onto the board. In your question, player 1 bets. If player 1 is all-in and called by player 2, then everyone must show their cards. No mucking is allowed. This is TDA rule 15: 'All hands will be tabled without delay once a player is all-in and all betting action by all other players in the hand is complete. Texas Hold'em Poker Rules This is a short guide for beginners on playing the popular poker variant No Limit Texas Hold'em. We will look at the following: 1. The betting options 2. The positions 3. The flow of action 4. The hand rankings 5. Eginner's terminology We'll also discuss our top 10 poker terms that every player.
Next, you need equipment; you don't have to spend a lot but if you'll be hosting tournaments on a regular basis, you may want to buy authentic supplies. Here's a checklist:
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- Two decks of cards per table
- Tables seating 8-10 players each
- Poker chips and a dealer button (denotes who's dealing)
- Poker timer to time rounds
- Snacks!
Actor Kevin Costner said in 'Field of Dreams,' 'if you build it, [they] will come.' So, now you need players. Typically, no more than eight to 10 people per table, and if you're new at this, start small with one or two tables. Decide on the entry fee for players, maybe $20 so it's affordable but still can generate a good payout. Assign the order of seating by having each player pick a card from ace through 10.
As the host, you have an important role. You set the start/finish times, and a courteous host sticks to these. You also decide the rules, payouts and formats played -- and you discuss them prior to play. Finally, you are judge and jury over disputes, bartender, waitress and the Master or Mistress of Ceremonies, responsible for a fun evening. Follow these tips and unlike Kenny Rogers, you'll have happy gamblers.
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- Bannon, Alex. 'How to Host a Texas Holdem Tournament in 10 Easy Steps.' July 28, 2010. (Feb. 3, 2012). http://mytexasholdempokertips.com/tournaments/how-to-host-a-texas-holdem-tournament-in-10-easy-steps/
- Bochan, Terry. 'How to Play Texas Hold'em.' About.com (Feb. 23, 2012) http://poker.about.com/od/poker101/ht/holdem101.htm
- Burton, Bill. 'How to Run a Home Texas Hold'em Tournament.' About.com. (Feb. 6, 2012). http://casinogambling.about.com/od/poker/a/homepoker.htm
- Dragon, Debra. 'Hosting a Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Home.' 2006. (Feb. 5, 201). http://www.blindbetpoker.com/tournaments/home-tournaments.html
- FlopTurnRiver.com. 'Top 10 Poker Lingo Phrases & Origins.' (Feb. 6, 2012). http://www.flopturnriver.com/top-10-poker-lingo.php
- Holdem On Net. 'Why is Texas Holdem So Popular?' (Feb. 4, 2012). http://www.holdemonnet.com/why-is-texas-holdem-so-popular.html
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- Jackson, Lindsy. 'Why Texas Holdem Poker is so popular.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Why_Texas_Holdem_Poker_is_So_Popular.html
- Poker.com. 'WSOP History - The History of the World Series of Poker.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.poker.com/worldseriesofpoker/history.htm
- Pokereagles.com'How to run a NL Texas Holdem Poker Tournament.' (Feb. 4, 2012). http://www.pokereagles.com/home-poker/tournament.php
- Pokersyte.com. 'Texas Hold'em Poker: Hold'em Poker rules, strategy and how to play tips.' (Feb. 6, 2012). http://www.pokersyte.com/holdem.htm
- Rules of Texas Holdem. 'How to host a home poker party.' (Februry 5, 2012). http://www.rules-texas-holdem.com/holdembasics/home-poker-party.shtml
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- TexasHoldem-Poker.com 'How to Host a Home Poker Game.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/home-poker-tournament
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Occasionally, while the dealer is scrambling and shuffling the deck in between hands, one or more cards will accidentally be shuffled face up into the deck. Shuffle machines will also do this from time to time. A card that is shuffled into the deck face up is called a 'boxed card.' Usually, a boxed card will be discovered while the hand is in progress, when it is on the top of the deck. Rules have been developed to deal with this situation, and those are different from rules regarding unintentionally exposed cards.
In most games (excepting stud), the dealer is required to replace down cards that he unintentionally exposes (not a boxed card). To do this, the dealer completes the deal, and only after the deal is completed, replaces the exposed card with the next card off the deck. This keeps everybody else's hand from being altered.
A boxed card is treated differently. A boxed card is completely disregarded. It is removed from the deck and placed in the muck. The dealer gives the player who would have received the boxed card the next card off the top of the deck, rather than completing the deal and then replacing the boxed card. There is a logical justification for this different treatment. An exposed card was, at one time, in play. Because the card was exposed it must be replaced, but there is an obligation to keep the other hands untouched. To do this the dealer first delivers all hands as they would have been, and then replaces the exposed card, altering only that one hand. A boxed card, on the other hand, was never in play. Because of this, it is placed in the muck, and disregarded. Because a player cannot receive a dead card, the next card off the top of the deck is delivered instead. Since the boxed card was never in play, no hand is altered.
In situations where more than one boxed card appears, the entire hand may be ruled dead, or a misdeal.
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- Two decks of cards per table
- Tables seating 8-10 players each
- Poker chips and a dealer button (denotes who's dealing)
- Poker timer to time rounds
- Snacks!
Actor Kevin Costner said in 'Field of Dreams,' 'if you build it, [they] will come.' So, now you need players. Typically, no more than eight to 10 people per table, and if you're new at this, start small with one or two tables. Decide on the entry fee for players, maybe $20 so it's affordable but still can generate a good payout. Assign the order of seating by having each player pick a card from ace through 10.
As the host, you have an important role. You set the start/finish times, and a courteous host sticks to these. You also decide the rules, payouts and formats played -- and you discuss them prior to play. Finally, you are judge and jury over disputes, bartender, waitress and the Master or Mistress of Ceremonies, responsible for a fun evening. Follow these tips and unlike Kenny Rogers, you'll have happy gamblers.
Related Articles
Sources
- Bannon, Alex. 'How to Host a Texas Holdem Tournament in 10 Easy Steps.' July 28, 2010. (Feb. 3, 2012). http://mytexasholdempokertips.com/tournaments/how-to-host-a-texas-holdem-tournament-in-10-easy-steps/
- Bochan, Terry. 'How to Play Texas Hold'em.' About.com (Feb. 23, 2012) http://poker.about.com/od/poker101/ht/holdem101.htm
- Burton, Bill. 'How to Run a Home Texas Hold'em Tournament.' About.com. (Feb. 6, 2012). http://casinogambling.about.com/od/poker/a/homepoker.htm
- Dragon, Debra. 'Hosting a Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Home.' 2006. (Feb. 5, 201). http://www.blindbetpoker.com/tournaments/home-tournaments.html
- FlopTurnRiver.com. 'Top 10 Poker Lingo Phrases & Origins.' (Feb. 6, 2012). http://www.flopturnriver.com/top-10-poker-lingo.php
- Holdem On Net. 'Why is Texas Holdem So Popular?' (Feb. 4, 2012). http://www.holdemonnet.com/why-is-texas-holdem-so-popular.html
- HomePokerGames.com. 'Home Poker Law.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.homepokergames.com/homepokerlaw.php
- Jackson, Lindsy. 'Why Texas Holdem Poker is so popular.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Why_Texas_Holdem_Poker_is_So_Popular.html
- Poker.com. 'WSOP History - The History of the World Series of Poker.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.poker.com/worldseriesofpoker/history.htm
- Pokereagles.com'How to run a NL Texas Holdem Poker Tournament.' (Feb. 4, 2012). http://www.pokereagles.com/home-poker/tournament.php
- Pokersyte.com. 'Texas Hold'em Poker: Hold'em Poker rules, strategy and how to play tips.' (Feb. 6, 2012). http://www.pokersyte.com/holdem.htm
- Rules of Texas Holdem. 'How to host a home poker party.' (Februry 5, 2012). http://www.rules-texas-holdem.com/holdembasics/home-poker-party.shtml
- Sportsbettingacumen.com. 'Fun Variations of Texas Hold'em for the Home Game.' (Feburary 5, 2012). http://www.sportsbettingacumen.com/poker-home-texas-holdem-variations.asp
- TexasHoldem-Poker.com 'An Introduction to Texas Holdem Poker.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/beginnersintro
- TexasHoldem-Poker.com 'How to Host a Home Poker Game.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/home-poker-tournament
- TexasHoldemPoker101.com. 'Tips on Running a Texas Holdem Tournament.' (Feb. 5, 2012). http://www.texasholdempoker101.com/running-a-texas-holdem-tournament.html
- Thatsthespirit.com. 'The No-Bluff Guide to Hosting a Poker Party.' (Feb. 3, 2012). http://www.thatsthespirit.com/en/entertaining/articles/poker.asp
- TitanPoker.com. 'Why Texas Hold'em is so Popular.' (Feb. 4, 2012). http://www.titanpoker.com/games/texas-holdem/popular.html
- TreasurePoker.com. 'Why is Hold'em Poker so Popular?' (Feb. 4, 2012). http://www.treasurepoker.com/articles/why-is-hold%e2%80%99em-poker-so-popular/
Occasionally, while the dealer is scrambling and shuffling the deck in between hands, one or more cards will accidentally be shuffled face up into the deck. Shuffle machines will also do this from time to time. A card that is shuffled into the deck face up is called a 'boxed card.' Usually, a boxed card will be discovered while the hand is in progress, when it is on the top of the deck. Rules have been developed to deal with this situation, and those are different from rules regarding unintentionally exposed cards.
In most games (excepting stud), the dealer is required to replace down cards that he unintentionally exposes (not a boxed card). To do this, the dealer completes the deal, and only after the deal is completed, replaces the exposed card with the next card off the deck. This keeps everybody else's hand from being altered.
A boxed card is treated differently. A boxed card is completely disregarded. It is removed from the deck and placed in the muck. The dealer gives the player who would have received the boxed card the next card off the top of the deck, rather than completing the deal and then replacing the boxed card. There is a logical justification for this different treatment. An exposed card was, at one time, in play. Because the card was exposed it must be replaced, but there is an obligation to keep the other hands untouched. To do this the dealer first delivers all hands as they would have been, and then replaces the exposed card, altering only that one hand. A boxed card, on the other hand, was never in play. Because of this, it is placed in the muck, and disregarded. Because a player cannot receive a dead card, the next card off the top of the deck is delivered instead. Since the boxed card was never in play, no hand is altered.
In situations where more than one boxed card appears, the entire hand may be ruled dead, or a misdeal.
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