This is called the flop.Ī second round of betting takes place starting with the player seated directly to the left of the dealer button going clockwise. Every player has the option to fold, call or raise.Īfter the first betting round, the dealer has to 'burn' (discard face down) the top card of the deck and put three cards face up (the community cards) on the table. The first betting round starts with the player directly to the left of the big blind going clockwise. These forced bets are pre-determined in size and have to be paid before the cards are dealt.Įvery player receives two cards face down (the 'hole cards'), starting with the player to the left of the dealer going clockwise and with one card at a time. The two players left to the dealer have to pay the small blind and big blind respectively. The dealer button is rotated one player clockwise every hand.
Every round, one player receives the dealer button and is called the 'dealer' (regardless of whether he or she actually deals the cards or not).
