♣ The aim of the game

 The aim of Texas Hold'em is to win the game by achieving a better five-card combination than any of your opponents. This will win you the betting money(the 'Pot'). There are four betting rounds in which people will 'Call', 'Raise'  or 'Fold' at various stages, until the last remaining players reveal their hands and the winners takes down the 'Pot'.

 The start of the game

 ♣ The 'Dealer Button'

 A Dealer button is placed in front of one of the players. Usually the dealer in a casino will place the button for you but in home games the person who gets to be the first person with the dealer button is decided by who hold the highest card from the dealing of one round of cards.

 ♣The 'Blinds'

 The two players to the left of the dealer place a pre-agreed amount of money in the pot, so that there is an initial amount at the start of the play. This is called 'posting the blinds'. The person directly left of the dealer places the 'small blind', which is usually half of the 'big blind' which is placed by the person two seats left of the dealer.

 ♣ The 'Hole Cards'

 After placing the blinds the dealer shuffles a standard pack of 52 cards before placing two 'Hole'cards face down in front of each player.

 ♣ The first betting round

 After reviewing their two hole cards, the person directly after the big blind is first to act. Players can either 'Call'(matching the amount of money or chips of the big blind), 'Raise'(double the amount of the big blind or put even more chips in play) or 'Fold'(moving their two hole cards face down towards the dealer which means that they don't want to invest any money in this hand). The betting round is complete when each player has made their decision and when all the money in front of the players who decided to play is an equal amount.

 ♣ The 'Flop'

 After discarding('Burning') the top card, three 'community cards' are placed face up in the centre of the table. This deal is called the 'Flop'. These three community cards may be used by all players to create a poker combination in combination with their own two hole cards.

 ♣ The second betting round

 Players place their second betting round but this time starting at the person directly to the left of the dealer button. The betting round is complete when all players have either matched the biggest bet or have folded their two hole cards.

 ♣ The 'Turn'

 The dealer burns another card, and places a fourth community card in the centre of the table. This deal is called the 'Turn'.

 ♣ The third betting round

 All players place their third round of bets. The betting round is complete when all players have either matched the biggest bet or have folded their two hole cards.

 ♣ The 'River'

 The dealer burns another card, and places a fifth, and final, community card in the centre of the table. This final deal is called the 'River'. The players aim to create the best possible poker combination by using any of the five community cards and/or their own two hole cards.

 ♣ The fourth betting round

 Players place their fourth and final round of bets. The betting round is complete when all players have either matched the biggest bet or have folded their two hole cards.

 ♣ The 'Showdown'

 Of the remaining players, the last person to raise their bet reveals their cards, followed by the others. This is known as the 'Showdown'.

 ♣ The winner

 The player with the best poker hand wins the game, and the 'Pot'(all the money or chips from the previous betting rounds).