In Texas Hold’em, players receive two down cards as their personal hand (hole cards), after which there is a round of betting. Three community cards are turned simultaneously (called the “flop”) and another round of betting occurs. The next two community cards are turned one at a time, with a round of betting after each card. A player may use any five-card combination from among the community and hole cards. A player may even use all of the community cards and no hole cards to form a hand (play the board). A dealer button is used. The usual structure is to use two blinds, but it is possible to play the game with one blind, multiple blinds, an ante, or combination of blinds plus an ante.

Rules

• If the first hole card dealt is exposed, a misdeal results. The dealer will retrieve the card, re-shuffle, and re-cut the cards. If any other hole card is exposed due to a dealer error, the deal continues. The exposed card may not be kept. After completing the hand, the dealer replaces the card with the top card on the deck, and the exposed card is then used for the burn card. If more than one hole card is exposed, this is a misdeal and there must be a re-deal.
• If the dealer mistakenly deals the first player an extra card (after all players have received their starting hands), the card will be returned to the deck and used for the burn card.  If the dealer mistakenly deals more than one extra card, it is a misdeal.
• If the flop contains too many cards, it must be re-dealt. (This applies even if it were possible to know which card was the extra one.)
• If before dealing the flop, the dealer failed to burn a card, or burned two cards, the error should be rectified by using the proper burn card and flop, if no community cards were exposed. The deck must be reshuffled if any community cards were exposed.
• If the dealer fails to burn a card or burns more than one card, the error should be corrected if discovered before betting action has started for that round. Once action has been taken on a community card, the card must stand. Whether the error is able to be corrected or not, subsequent cards dealt should be those that would have come if no error had occurred. For example, if two cards were burned, one of the cards should be put back on the deck and used for the burn card on the next round. If there was no betting on a round because a player was all-in, the error should be corrected if discovered before the pot has been awarded.
• If the dealer burns and turns before a betting round is complete, the card(s) may not be used, even if subsequent players elect to fold. Nobody has an option of accepting or rejecting the card. The betting is then completed, and the error rectified in the prescribed manner for that situation.
• If the flop needs to be re-dealt because the cards were prematurely flopped before the betting was complete, or the flop contained too many cards, the community cards are mixed with the remainder of the deck. The burn card remains on the table. After shuffling, the dealer cuts the deck and deals a new flop without burning a card.
• A dealing error for the fourth board card is rectified in a manner to least influence the identity of the board cards that would have been used without the error. The dealer burns and deals what would have been the fifth card in the fourth card's place. After this round of betting, the dealer reshuffles the deck, including the card that was taken out of play, but not including the burn cards or discards. The dealer then cuts the deck and deals the final card without burning a card. If the fifth card is turned up prematurely, the deck is re-shuffled and dealt in the same manner.