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Play of the Poker Hand - Posting, Cards, Betting, The Showdown

Posting, or waiting for the blind. In holdem, players take turns paying the blinds. (The next section explains the basics of holdem.) To make sure everybody pays their fair share of blinds, new players have a choice to make when they sit down. As a new player, you can either wait a few hands until the blind comes around to you naturally, or you can “post” an extra blind and get a hand immediately. If you post, on the hand after that you are a regular player and the dealer continues to deal you in.

When you post, the chips you post are "live" (they counts for you as a bet), so if the action is unraised when it reaches you you will not need to bet any more chips to stay in the hand. If someone raises before the action reaches you, your post counts as credit toward calling the bet, if you wish.

Stud games have antes instead of blinds and you don't have to wait. The dealer will ask you to post your ante on the very next hand after you sit down.

Your cards and the board. Once you are dealt in, your own cards will be displayed in front of your seat and other players' cards will be displayed face-down in front of their seats. This way you can see who is dealt in. After a player folds, their cards disappear. You'll have to remember yourself who was dealt out, and who was dealt in and folded, just like in real life.

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