Dealing Cards and Betting Rounds

After any initial cards are dealt, players are usually called upon to act in turn, moving clockwise around the table.

When it is their turn to act players have the following options:

Check – players can only check when there is no bet during the current round, and the act of checking passes the action clockwise to the next person in the hand. If all active players check, the round is considered complete.

Bet – players may bet if no other players have bet during the current round.

Fold – players who fold forfeit their cards and cannot win or act again during the current hand.

Call – players can call if other players have bet during the current round; this requires the calling player to match the highest bet made.

Raise – players may raise if other players have bet during the current round; this requires the raising player to match the highest bet made, and make a subsequent bet.

Additional community cards which are visible, may be dealt after each betting round has finished, changing the best poker hand that each player may make with the cards available to them.