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How to play Hold'em

Everything you need to sit down with confidence — from your first hand to keyboard shortcuts for grinding.

Hand rankings

Strongest to weakest. Highlighted cards make the hand; the rest are kickers.

1
A
K
Q
J
10
Royal Flush
A, K, Q, J, 10 — all the same suit.
≈ 0.003% of hands
2
9
8
7
6
5
Straight Flush
Five cards in sequence, all the same suit.
≈ 0.03% of hands
3
Q
Q
Q
Q
7
Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank.
≈ 0.17% of hands
4
K
K
K
4
4
Full House
Three of a kind plus a pair.
≈ 2.6% of hands
5
A
J
8
6
2
Flush
Any five cards of the same suit.
≈ 3.0% of hands
6
10
9
8
7
6
Straight
Five cards in sequence, any suits. A can play high or low.
≈ 4.6% of hands
7
7
7
7
K
2
Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same rank.
≈ 4.8% of hands
8
J
J
5
5
A
Two Pair
Two different pairs.
≈ 23.5% of hands
9
A
A
9
6
3
One Pair
Two cards of the same rank.
≈ 43.8% of hands
10
A
Q
9
5
3
High Card
No made hand — highest card plays.
≈ 17.4% of hands

A hand, step by step

1
Blinds
The two players left of the dealer button post the small and big blind to seed the pot.
2
Pre-flop
Everyone gets two private hole cards. Action starts left of the big blind.
3
Flop
Three shared community cards are dealt face-up. Another betting round.
4
Turn
A fourth community card. Bets usually get bigger here.
5
River
The fifth and final card, then the last round of betting.
6
Showdown
Remaining players reveal. Best five-card hand from any of your 7 cards wins.

The dealer button moves one seat clockwise after every hand, so everyone takes turns posting blinds and acting last.

Betting actions

FoldGive up your hand and any chips you've put in.

CheckPass the action without betting (only when there's no bet to you).

CallMatch the current bet to stay in the hand.

Bet / RaisePut in chips (or increase the bet). A raise must be at least the size of the previous raise.

All-inPush your whole stack. If you're covered, side pots keep things fair.

Pre-actions: while waiting, tick Check/Fold, Check or Call and it fires automatically when the action reaches you. You have 30 seconds per decision — the ring around a player's avatar shows their clock.

Game modes

Cash games

Buy in for 20–100 big blinds and cash out any time between hands.

Tournaments

Everyone starts equal; blinds rise on a timer until one player holds every chip.

Fast-fold

Fold and you're instantly moved to a brand-new hand.

All-in or Fold

A pure push/fold variant — every decision is for your stack.

Run it twice

When players are all-in, the remaining board is dealt twice and the pot split per run.

Bots

Fish, Regular, Shark and Pro — practice against the skill level you want.

Controls & settings

Keyboard shortcuts (on your turn)

F: Fold
C: Check / Call
R or Enter: Bet / Raise the selected amount
B: Size to all-in (press R to confirm)
1 – 4: Pick a bet-sizing preset
↑ / ↓: Nudge the bet by one big blind

Table settings (⚙ at the table)

Four-color deck — diamonds blue, clubs green, so suits never blur together.
Amounts in BB — see stacks and bets in big blinds, like the pros.
Hand strength — a live label of your best made hand.
HUD — VPIP / PFR / AF stats on opponents this session.
Themes & sound packs — unlock felts as you level up.

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