From the Archive: Hellmuth’s Hold’Em, Feb. 28, 2005

Date: 2012.05.10 | Category: Hand Of The Week, Poker | By: Phil Hellmuth   

Texas Hold’em poker takes five minutes to learn but a lifetime to master — so says traditional thinking. From the outset, it appears simple: After the four rounds of betting are complete, each player forms the best possible five-card hand by selecting three cards from the five “shared” community cards and his or her two hidden “hole” cards. Granted, there’s a little more to the game than that.