Texas Hold’em poker

No-limit poker against the computer.

How to play ↓
Opponents
Blinds
Computer
Ava 1,000  
Ben 1,000  
Cleo 1,000  

Pot 0

You 1,000  

Press Deal to start. Everyone starts with 1,000 chips.

Raise to

Keys: F fold, C check or call, R raise, Space deals the next hand.

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How to play Texas Hold'em

  1. Choose how many computer players to sit with, from 1 (heads-up) to 5, whether the blinds go up every 10 hands and how well the computer plays. Everyone starts with 1,000 chips.
  2. Press Deal. You get two cards only you can see. When it’s your turn, fold, check or call, or set an amount with the slider (or type it) and raise.
  3. Five shared cards come out in three rounds: the flop (three cards), the turn and the river, with betting after each. The best five-card hand from your two cards and the five shared ones wins the pot.
  4. Keep playing hands until you’ve won every chip at the table or run out.

Texas Hold’em tips for beginners

  • Play fewer hands. Most two-card starting hands lose money. Pairs, two high cards (like ace-king or king-queen) and suited cards close in rank are worth playing; fold most of the rest, especially early in the betting.
  • Position matters. Acting after the other players lets you see what they do first. You can play a few more hands when you’re the dealer or close to it.
  • Think about pot odds. If you have to call 50 to win a pot of 150, you’re paying a quarter of the final pot, so the call is worth it when you’ll win more than a quarter of the time.
  • Bet your strong hands. Checking a good hand lets others see free cards that could beat you. Betting builds the pot when you’re ahead.
  • Don’t chase every draw. Hoping for one card to complete a flush or a straight is usually only worth a small call, not a big one.

About Texas Hold’em

Texas Hold’em is the most widely played form of poker and the game of most televised tournaments. Each player gets two private cards, five community cards are dealt face up in the middle, and players make the best five-card hand from any of the seven. In no-limit hold’em, any player can bet all their chips at any moment, which makes reading the other players and choosing bet sizes as important as the cards. This version plays the standard no-limit rules against computer opponents, including the heads-up blind order, minimum raises and side pots.