The short guide to Texas Hold’em Poker finishes with the third part, which explains the final round of the game and the winning combinations. Now you know all that it deserves to start playing poker and have a good time!
The showdown
After last round of bets has finished, it’s time to have a winner of the hand. The first rounder to show his hole cards is the last one to have bet or raised up, after his shown he’s followed clockwise by other players. Whereas if nobody had bet, the first one to show his own cards is the one who stands at dealer’s left. The one who made the best combination of 5 cards (see below for the combination’s rating) wins the hand. If there’s more than a single winner, the pot it’s shared without any difference the suites of cards. Once the hand has finished, the dealer’s button moves leftwards and the game keep going on.
Winning combinations
- Royal Flush
- Straight Flush
- Four of a Kind
- Full House
- Flush
- Straight
- Three of a Kind
- Two pair
- One pair
- No pair
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