The pot is awarded to the player who has the best five-card poker hand, or to the last player remaining who hasn’t folded.A fifth and final community card is dealt, known as ‘the river’.
Known as ‘the turn’, this is followed by a third betting round. A fourth community card is then dealt face up. These are known collectively as ‘the flop’, and all players may use these cards to make their best five-card hand. Three community cards are then dealt in the middle of the table, face up. These are known as ‘hole cards’, ‘down cards’, or ‘pocket cards’. Need a reminder of what beats what? Just check out our guide to all the different poker hands. As five cards are shared between all players (the ‘community cards’ or ‘the board’), everyone has some idea of what the other players may have. Texas Hold’em poker sees players attempt to make the best poker hand they can out of seven cards – two of which can be seen only by them.
