Each player is dealt two cards face down called the hole cards, which they aim to keep secret. This represents the minimum bet once the action begins. The player to the left of the dealer puts in the small blind, and the player to the left of the small blind pays the big blind, which is typically twice the small blind. In modern games the blinds are then posted.
In the game everyone tries to make the best 5 card hand they can out of five community cards and two personal cards.
Texas Hold'em is played in the main event of the World Series of Poker, and is considered by many the most complex and strategic form of poker.
