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Texas Holdem Poker is a relatively modern variation of poker. Community card games became popular around the time of World War II, and Texas Hold'em dates back to the 1920s. It is believed to have originated in a town called Robstown. It spread throughout Texas before a group of Texan card players introduced the game to Vegas in 1967.
At the time it was simply known as Hold'em, the 'Texan' prefix being added at a later date.
Texas Holdem gained popularity slowly during the 20th century, and exploded in popularity after the 2000, because of its common inclusion in online casinos, and the emergence of televised poker tournaments.
Texas Holdem in its no-limit form, is often the main event at tournaments such as the World Poker Tour, and the World Series of Poker.
In Texas Holdem Poker, each player is dealt two 'hole cards', face down. These are the only cards that the player will receive individually for the course of that hand.
Each player, starting with the player on the dealer's left, and going clockwise, is given the option to bet or fold. If there are at least two players remaining after this turn, the dealer will deal a 'flop' – three face up 'community cards' which each player can use, along with their hole cards, to build their hand.
After the flop, another round of betting takes place. If there are still two or more players left, then another community card is dealt – often referred to as the 'turn'.
After the turn, there is another third round of betting. Should there still be two or more players in the game at this stage, a final community card, called the 'river' is dealt, and a final round of betting takes place.
If there are still players left after the river phase, then there will be a showdown, where each player will play the best five card hand that they can make from the five community cards and their two hole cards. The player with the best hand wins the pot. If two players have identically ranked hands, then they will split the pot.
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