How To Play Hold

How To Play Hold 'Em

The player to the left of the (Dealer) button posts the small blind (at the beginning of the game, this would be a $100 chip).
The player to the left of the small blind posts the big blind (a $200 chip in the beginning, and always twice the small blind). This is done simply to get money in the pot and hopefully force some action.
Each player, beginning with the player to the left of the (Dealer) button, is dealt two cards face-down (The "pocket cards").
The first betting round begins with the player to the left of the big blind (since the small and big blinds already have money in the pot). The small and big blinds may fold, check, call, or raise, as appropriate, when called upon to act.
The dealer burns one card and turns three community cards face-up (The Flop).
The second betting round begins with the player to the left of the button.
The dealer burns one card and turns one community card face-up (The Turn).
The third betting round begins with the player to the left of the button.
The dealer burns one card and turns one community card face-up (The River).
The fourth, and final, betting round begins with the player to the left of the button.
Card showdown with the pot being awarded to the winner(s).
The dealer button is advanced clockwise one player, and a new hand begins.