Basics of Texas Holdem Poker

Series Summary

As a result of the popularity of televised celebrity and professional tournaments, Texas Hold’em has become THE poker game to play. Go to almost any game room gathering or Vegas casino and you'll find a hold'em challenge in action. In this community card game, players are dealt two cards each, which they combine with three cards from the table to make their hand.. The dealer begins to play a hand face-up on the table, and players go around betting.

In this free poker lesson series, professional casino poker dealer Melissa Powell gives you an overview of Texas Holdem and then discusses such basics as dealing betting and winning hands. Ever wonder what the dealer button is? Not sure how to bet? This series has all the answers, plus some common mistakes for beginning players to avoid. Hint: the other players know when you are bluffing!

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Melissa. And today on Expert Village we're going to learn how to deal Texas Holdem Poker, and also how to play. We're going to be going over all the basics. The flop. The turn. The river. Where the button goes, how to bet. How to raise. What folding means. When you should fold. The variations of the hands. And the denominations that you will be seeing in different poker games. Also we'll be going over how to deal. So you can learn, that when it comes to your turn. That you'll know how to deal properly. How to shuffle. How to riffle. How to cut it exactly right. So we'll be going over all of those things today. I'm an expert because I've been working with Dealer Dolls. An excellent company in Las Angeles, that works with fun girls dealing poker. I've been a professional for a few years now. And we deal at all sorts of celebrity events, tournaments and private parties as well. So I'm definitely the expert that you need to be the winning hand at the next poker game."