In Texas Hold'em, each player is dealt two cards - the hole cards, which they keep secret from everyone else. Later In the game, five cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table. Each player can use their own two hole cards and those in the middle to make their best hand with five cards:
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In order to move the game along and ensure a reasonable pot for each hand, there are two 'blinds' -The blind players are the two immediately to the left of the dealer. The player on the left next to the dealer Is known as the 'small blind' - they make the first bid and the next player to the left, known as the 'big blind' makes the second bet.