The basics · Lesson 6 of 8Betting basics
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The blinds start the pot
Before the cards are dealt, the two players after the dealer button put in forced bets called the blinds: the small blind, and the big blind, usually twice as much.
Small blind1
Big blind2
Pot3
That way every hand has something to win. All the chips bet go into the middle, into the pot, and whoever wins the hand takes it.
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Your moves
What you can do on your turn depends on one thing: has anyone bet in this round yet?
Nobody has bet
- Check
- Pass without betting. It costs nothing.
- Bet
- Put in the first chips of the round.
Someone has bet
- Fold
- Give up your cards and the pot.
- Call
- Match the bet to stay in.
- Raise
- Make the bet bigger. The others must call it, raise again or fold.
Try it · Step 3 of 5
Pick the move
Four situations. Choose the move that fits.
Situation 1 of 4
Pot6
BetNone yet
The flop is out and nobody has bet yet. You’d like to see the next card without paying.
Quick check · Step 4 of 5
Can you check after someone has bet?
Quick check · Step 5 of 5