Betting in poker

who bets first in texas holdem  In the group I play in, we ante a nickel The maximum first bet is fifty cents, and the maximum raise is fifty cents However, during one round of betting, Who Goes First? views · 10 years agomore Ivey League How to Play Texas Holdem

The player to the direct left of the big blind is first to act That player must decide to either call the big blind amount, raise to a higher amount, or fold  To start a game of Texas Hold'Em, you need to select a dealer The dealer can be chosen by having everyone cut the deck, or by dealing each person one card

The player receiving that card becomes the first dealer The turn to deal and the turn to bet always pass to the left from player to player For According to Sklansky, at the Mirage in Las Vegas , on the first round of betting, the first player to the left of the dealer must bet $5, the second must bet