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reserve. The Texas Hold ‘Em
game is passed to that player. The
player presses his
NUMBER
key,
being careful not to let the other
players see the screen. The play-
er’s hole cards are displayed, and
a reminder of the betting amounts
is displayed in the lower right cor-
ner.
Betting Options: Various
combinations of five betting
options will flash both above the
cards and in the center card dur-
ing the game, depending on the
situation. The options that are
flashing are the options that are
available in that situation. The
five options are:
FOLD
– the player loses any
chips he put in the pot and is out
of the current hand.
BET ("b")
– the player bets the
limit amount for that round.
RAISE ("R")
– the player calls
the previous bet and raises the
limit amount, or the player bets
twice the limit amount if he is the
first to bet in a round.
CHECK
– the player doesn't
place a bet but stays in the pot. In
the first round, players don't have
to match the big blind to stay in
the game unless someone bets in
that round. If everyone checks,
only the blinds go into the pot in
the first round. This encourages
players that post the blinds to bet
in the first round.
CALL ("C")
– the player
matches the amount of a previous
bet or raise.
The first player enters his play
by pressing one of the above keys.
His amount is adjusted (if neces-
sary) and the next player's number
and amount will be displayed.
The Texas Hold 'Em game is
passed to that player. He presses
his
NUMBER
key to display his two
hole cards. He then enters his play
by pressing one of the five betting
keys. The next player's number
appears. The Texas Hold 'Em
game is handed to that player.
This continues around the table
until the first betting round is
completed.
Second Betting Round: After
the first betting round is complet-
ed, the first three cards on the
table are revealed (the flop). The
number of the player to play first
is displayed along with the
amount of his reserve. The Texas
Hold ‘Em game is passed to that
player (or the computer makes its
play automatically.) That player
