The players to the left of the dealer are the “Big Blind” and the “Little Blind,” respectively, and the betting begins with the Little Blind betting half of what the Big Blind bets. To start a hand, shuffle the cards and deal them out 1 at a time, starting with the person to your left, until all of the players have 2 cards. Texas Holdem is a variation of poker in which players try to put together a winning hand using 2 cards dealt to them at the beginning of each hand and the 5 community cards on the table.
