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Each player is dealt two cards face down (Hole Cards) at the start of Texas Holdem poker. There are 4 rounds of betting in Texas Holdem poker. The first 2 rounds of betting is set at the lower limit of the stakes structure. The last two rounds of betting (turn card and river) the bet is set at the higher limit of the stakes structure. For instance, for a $5/$10 game, all bets and raises are $5 for the first 2 rounds and $10 for the last 2 rounds.

For each betting round one bet plus three raises are allowed. Once any player has made the third raise, the pot is capped. The players call then call or fold. Check-raising is allowed in all online Texas Holdem poker games.

For Absolute Poker, a Dealer Button or a round disk is used to show which player is the designate dealer in Texas Holdem poker games.

After each hand is completed, the button moves clockwise to the next active player to be the dealer and will act on his/her hand last on each betting round. The player to the left of the button will receive a card first and must post a small blind. The small blind is equal to half the lower limit bet rounded down to the nearest dollar. The player to the left of the small blind must post the big blind. The big blind is equal to the lower limit bet. Blinds are similar to the ante in other poker games and must be posted prior to the dealer dealing any cards to the players.

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The small and the big blinds can also be live bets. Players have the option of calling, raising or folding when the betting action comes back around to their position. After the flop and after each subsequent betting round, the first active player left of the button is first to act.

When players first sit down to play, they must post the equivalent of the big blind or the lower limit once or they can opt to "sit out" until it is their natural turn to post the big blind. This is to ensure game fairness to all players by preventing the possibility of players entering games in late position and then leave before they are required a post the big blind.

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