In No Limit Hold’em, all players receive two downcards as their personal hand, after which there is a round of betting. Three boardcards are turned simultaneously (called the “flop”) and another round of betting occurs. The next two boardcards are turned one at a time, with a round of betting after eachcard. The boardcards are community cards, and after the final round of betting, a player may use anyfive-card combination from among the board and personal cards. A player may even use all of the boardcards and no personal cards to form a hand. This is called “playing the board.”

Rules for No Limit Hold'em

• 1. The buy in will be a fixed amount. ($50, $100 etc.) No more no less.
• 2. A player may “add on” any time they have less than a full buy in allowed for that game. An “add on” must bring the stack to a full buy in amount or it will be considered a “short buy”. A ‘short buy” must be followed by a full buy.
• 3. When there are two blinds in a game with three or more players, the smaller blind is to the immediate left of the dealer button. In heads-up play, the small blind is on the button.
• 4. A new player entering a No-Limit Hold’em game, has the following options:
• a. To immediately be dealt a hand.
• b. To let the blinds and the button pass before being dealt a hand.

In a $300 buy-in and up:

            A new player the following options:

• a. Post in any position.
• b. Buy the button: Post both blinds in between the small blind and button.

• 5. If a player requests a table change, the player must start over with the amount of the restricted buy-in game, no more any less. If a player is coming from a must move or broken game, the player may play the existing stack of chips or start over with the restricted buy-in.
• 6. If you miss any or all blinds, you can resume play by either posting the total amount of the blinds for that no limit game or waiting for the big blind. If you choose to post the total amount of the blinds, an amount up to the size of the minimum opening bet is live, and the remainder is placed in the pot as “dead money.” When it becomes your turn to act, you may either call the action or you may raise.
• 7. When a game starts, a new player will not be required to post a blind until the button has made one complete revolution around the table, provided a blind has not yet passed that seat. A player may also change seats without penalty provided a blind has not yet passed the new seat. However, a player who drew for the button is considered active in the game, and is required to make up both blinds if he or she misses a blind.