Texas Hold’em is now near the top of online casino games

It is debatable why the casino game of poker has become so popular in Ireland over recent years. Some commentators put it down to the television coverage of major poker tournaments, while others firmly believe that the online casinos have been the driving force behind this surge in popularity. Whatever the reason, there is no doubt that poker is now among the top casino games played online, and Texas Hold’em poker in particular is the game of choice for more and more Irish online casino gamblers. Texas Hold’em is of course now the poker format played at almost every poker tournament around the world, so anyone even dreaming of testing their poker skills against the best must be very familiar with the Texas Hold’em format if they are to compete. Anyone who does not know how to play Texas Hold’em poker will find more information on our specific casino games pages, but the principle elements of this form of poker are as follows. Each player is dealt two cards face down which they will use as the basis of their involvement in the first betting round. The first of five so called community cards is then dealt into the middle of the table face up, and this card is available for every player to use in their final showdown hand. After another betting round the next community card is dealt, again face up in the middle of the table, followed by yet another betting round. This process is repeated until there are five community cards for the remaining players to use in conjunction with their two face down cards to form their best five card poker hand. The final betting round is then completed followed by the showdown to determine the winner of that hand. New online casino gamblers who are not familiar with this casino game should be aware of two obvious features of Texas Hold’em poker. Firstly each player can select their best hand from seven cards so the quality of the hands will probably be better than you would get in some other forms of the game, and secondly and perhaps more importantly, the number of betting rounds ensures bigger pots for the winner but clearly increases potential losses on each hand.