In the second round the flop (three cards at the same time) is dealt, and the participants make their decisions. These can be used by all participants to create their poker hands. A total of five community cards (the board) are laid out by the dealer. If you have the option of a good hand, pay the bet or raise it. In the Texas Hold’em variant, each participant receives two hole cards (face down cards) in the first round. This can result in a gain over a number of rounds.
Your aim is to win the bets (pots) placed by your opponents round after round whilst losing as little of your own as possible. You try to correctly estimate the chances you have with your cards and to manipulate how your opponents assess your hand. The objective is to form specific combinations using the cards available. In addition to good luck, you also need a strategy and experience.
When you play a “classic” game of poker you are not playing against the bank but against the other players around the table.
