We’ve compiled a list of the top ten most overused poker terms we hear on a regular basis.

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It’s been a busy week for the online poker industry as Victory Poker announced a network switch, PokerStars earned a new license, and Bodog and Betfair branched out.

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Blanca Games has acquired the Cereus Poker Network which includes UB and Absolute Poker .

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A recap of ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. This week’s episodes covered Day 2A of play and featured Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, Scotty Nguyen, and Chris Moneymaker.

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When the game starts, a dealer button is used to identify the player sitting in the dealer position. Then the button rotates clockwise after every hand, also moving the position of the blinds. The small blind is always put in by the player immediately to the left of the dealer and is usually equal to half of the big blind. The big blind is equal to the minimum bet, and is put in by the player to the left of the small blind.

Two cards are dealt to every player face down, the small blind receives the first card and the deal proceeds clockwise from there. These two cards are the player’s hole cards, and remain private for the entire hand until the showdown. Texas Hold em uses a standard 52-card deck.

There will be a first round of betting that takes place after the two cards are dealt but before any community cards are shown. The two blinds that have been put in will be a part of what those players must contribute in order to stay in the hand. If no one has raised by the time play gets around to the big blind, that player may check or raise.

After the pre-flop betting round, the dealer deals a flop, three face-up community cards. The flop is followed by a second betting round. This and all subsequent betting rounds begin with the player to the dealer’s left and continue clockwise. After the flop betting round ends, a single community card (called the turn or fourth street) is dealt, followed by a third betting round. A final single community card (called the river or fifth street) is then dealt, followed by a fourth betting round and the showdown, if necessary.

If a player bets and all other players fold, then the remaining player is awarded the pot and is not required to show his hole cards. If two or more players remain after the final betting round, a showdown occurs. On the showdown, each player plays the best poker hand they can make from the seven cards comprising his two hole cards and the five community cards. A player may use both of his own two hole cards, only one, or none at all, to form his final five-card hand. If the five community cards form the player’s best hand, then the player is said to be playing the board and can only hope to split the pot, since each other player can also use the same five cards to construct the same hand.

The Texas Hold em rules state that if the best hand is shared by more than one player, the pot is split equally among them. Any extra chips go to the first player to come after the dealer button in clockwise order. It’s fairly common for players to have hands that are closely-valued, but not identically ranked. It is important to be careful in determining the best hand when the hand involves fewer than five cards, this is when kickers are used to settle ties. Suit is of no importance, only the numerical value matters. The last player to bet is always the first player to show their hand.

Find out more about the official Texas Hold em Rules at my site. There are also reviews of several online poker sites at my site, Official Texas Hold em Rules.

Andy Frankenberger leads the final table at WPT Legends of Poker while Jonathan Little was eliminated in 12th place, falling short of his third WPT title.

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