On Late Night Poker, we play No Limit Texas Hold'Em. Texas Hold'Em is the most popular game played in land-based and online casino poker rooms. It's also the fastest growing poker game in the world, and it's the game played to determine the World Champion at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

'No Limit' refers to the fact that there is truly no limit to the amount of chips a player can bet at any one time. The call of 'all-in' is heard frequently on Late Night Poker - this is the exciting moment when a player pushes all of his chips into the pot. This makes No Limit Texas Hold'Em a thrilling game of cat and mouse, a game of well-timed bluffs, aggression and intimidation.

THE BASICS

In Hold'Em, each player is dealt two cards, face down from the dealer. These cards are called Hole Cards and belong to one player, and one player alone. Each player must first make a betting decision based on the value of these two cards.

Next comes The Flop. The dealer deals three community cards face up in the middle of the table - this is called The Flop. Each player can use these three community cards along with their own personal hole cards to make the best five-card poker hand. Now there's another round of betting.

At the end of the betting round, the dealer deals the fourth community card, face up, in the middle of the table. This is called The Turn. Now there's another round of betting.

At the end of this betting round, the dealer deals the fifth and final community card, face up, in the middle of the table. This is called The River. Players now have seven cards available to them (5 community cards and 2 hole cards) from which to make the best five-card poker hand.

One final round of betting and then players must show their cards, face up, on the table. This is called The Showdown. Best hand wins the pot.