Editing Texas: Playing Poker (section)

==3) Pre-flop bets==

Starting with the participant who has initiative, bets can be made.

As with all games of poker, you have three options:

- You can '''Raise''', to increase the value of the bet to a new level. All bets from that point on must be of that level or higher. 

- You can '''Call''', to meet the current bet, putting in chips until you reach the level of the bet.

- You can '''Fold''', backing out of the conflict, but putting no more chips in. Any chips you have already put in remain in the pot, of course.

- You can '''Check''', not putting any more chips in, but not folding either. You can only check if you have already put enough chips to meet the bet's current level.

There's also a special sort of raise called "all-in", where you put all your chips into the pot. This is treated as any other raise.

If you run out of chips from betting, you are not forced to fold, but the pot is "split into two piles." One pile has all the chips you've put in, plus any chips others have put in to meet that level, and the other has all other chips. Should you win the hand, you can only win whats in that first pile, and the rest goes to the next highest hand.

If you make a full circle of the table with no raises being made, then the betting round ends.