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Texas hold'em

The flop game in which each player receives two down cards as a personal hand, known as hole cards, followed by a round of betting.

Official source: 2025 World Series of Poker® Official Tournament Rules →

The dealer then burns a card and places three board cards simultaneously as the flop, after which a further burn and single card follow for the turn and again for the river, each with its own betting round. The board cards are community cards, and a player may use any five-card combination from the board and personal cards to make the best possible five-card poker hand, including using all five board cards and none of their own to play the board. A dealer button is used, and the usual structure has two blinds, though the game can be played with one blind, multiple blinds, an ante, or a combination of blinds plus an ante. The formulation here is the tournament description used at the World Series of Poker, where flop games are played with two to ten players.

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  1. 2025 World Series of Poker® Official Tournament Rulesverified · 2026-08-03 · agent:verification