Texas Hold'em ( also known as Texas holdem, hold 'em & holdem) Is essentially the most popular of all poker variants. To begin with, each player is dealt two hole cards with the overall goal of making the best 5 card poker hand. The dealer puts five cards on the board called the community cards. Three cards at once (The Flop), then another (the turn), then another (the river). The community cards are used by all players to make the best possible five-card combination called a hand. Once before and after these community cards are dealt on the board, the players take their chances to bet. To survive in the hand and see the next card dealt, all the players put the same amount of chips in the pot. The best poker hand wins the pot.