TEXAS NO LIMIT HOLDEM (NLH)

• Make the best 5-card hand using your 2 hole cards and the 5 community cards, or force all opponents to fold.
  
  Community Cards:
  Flop – 3 cards dealt face up
  Turn – 1 additional card (4th card)
  River – Final 1 card (5th card) 

START OF GAME

• A minimum of 2 players must be on the table to start the game.  

SET UP

• 1. Each player gets 2 private hole cards. 

• 2. A dealer button rotates clockwise each hand. 

• 3. Small blind (SB) and big blind (BB) are posted before cards are dealt. 

Two players to the left of the dealer button post 0.5BB (SB) and 1BB, respectively 

GAMEPLAY

• 1. Pre-Flop: After hole cards are dealt, players decide to call (match the BB), raise, or fold. 

• 2. Flop: 3 community cards are dealt. Betting round begins. 

• 3. Turn: 1 more community card is dealt. Another betting round follows. 

• 4. River: Final community card is dealt. Last betting round occurs. 

• 5. Showdown: If 2+ players remain, hands are revealed. Best hand wins. 

The player after the BB is the first to act pre-flop. After the flop, the player after the dealer button acts first. 

BETTING RULES

• 1. You can bet any amount of your chips/balance (“No-Limit”). 

• 2. You can fold, call, check, or raise depending on the situation. 

Minimum bet is 1BB of table blinds Maximum bet is no limit 

Table Blinds Minimum Bet 

• 2.5/5 = P5.00 

• 5/10 = P10.00 

• 10/20 = P20.00 

• 25/50 = P50.00 

• 50/100 = P100.00 

• 100/200 = P200.00 

PLAYER ACTION TIME LIMIT

Each player has 15 seconds to act his turn

• PRE-FLOP: 

  • • • 1. If the player did not take any action after 15 seconds, his hand is automatically folded. 

      • 2. If there is only a call (no raise) from the previous players, player on the big blind will automatically check when time expires 

• POST FLOP: 

  • • • 1. If not facing a bet, a player automatically checks his hand when time expires. 

      • 2. If facing a bet, a player automatically folds his hand when time expires. 

If a player’s time has expired with no action taken for two consecutive betting round, he will be automatically kicked out of the table. This is to protect the player from consuming chips on SB and BB and allow other active players to join the table. 

WINNING

Win by having the best hand at showdown or forcing all opponents to fold. 

Players with the same winning hand split the pot. 

GAME TABLE SELECTION

Win by having the best hand at showdown or forcing all opponents to fold. 

PHP denomination: 

• 2.5/5, 

• 5/10, 

• 10/20, 

• 25/50, 

• 50/100, 

• 100/200 

RAKE

Service fee deducted from the pot per round **If there is no player action or betting pre-flop, no rake is applied. 

• 5% with 5BB cap 

SPECTATOR MODE

Players are allowed to watch the table action without joining the game