Learning How to play Texas Hold'em Poker Part 3
This was published 31-05-2010Welcome to Learning How to play Texas Hold’em Poker Part 3, the third part of our series of blogs on how to learn Texas Hold’em. To take full advantage of these articles, it’s recommended that you read them in sequence.
Although it’s relatively simple to learn Texas Hold’em, it can take months or years to truly feel that you have become a good player. One of the most important aspects of Texas Hold’em poker is learning how to put out the blinds and handle the chips, which is what we will be discussing in this blog.
Putting Out the Blinds
After everyone has sat down and you have decided on a dealer, you need to put out the blinds. The game of Texas Hold’em has two blinds – a small blind and a big one. The player who sits on the left hand side of the dealer has to put out the small blind.
The big blind is around double the amount of the small blind, and must be put out with the player who is sitting on the left hand side of the person who put out the small blind. In other words, you get the dealer, and to the left of him you get the small blind, and to the left of him you get the big blind.
The size of the blind will depend on how much you will bet during the game. If you want to buy in for around twenty dollars, you should play with blinds of 10¢ and quarters.
Now you have to focus on chips. With the above example, you will need plenty of 10¢ and quarters to ensure that the game can continue smoothly without someone running out of quarters.
Usually players only need a couple of the smaller chips as these will mostly be used only to put out the small blinds. Most players will focus on the larger chips.
Once the blinds are out, the game will then move on to the dealing of the first hand. To be continued in Learning How to play Texas Hold’em Poker Part 4, which will be published on this site next week.
