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An Introduction to Texas Holdem Poker

So you're new to Texas Holdem poker? Not a problem. Texas Holdem poker is by far the best game for a beginner to learn. Other poker games like Omaha or 7 card stud need a higher understanding of calculating odds and card counting. Texas Holdem can be learned in a few minutes and you can be playing fairly well with a few hours of practice. However, in order to learn the game you must play and you must play fairly often.

Online poker rooms offer a wide variety of play money tables where beginners may practice for free until they are ready to move up to the fun at real money tables. We recommend playing online to start because online poker rooms handle many tedious details, like dealing, shuffling, and determining who has the best hand.

A Texas Hold'em poker game goes as follows:

Depending on the limit and betting structure, players will place out blinds and antes so there is an initial amount to get things started. This is called posting.
The dealer shuffles up a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
Each player is dealt two private cards face down. These are called your hole cards or pocket cards.
Then there is a round of betting starting with the player to the left of the blinds. This is the preflop betting round. Like most games of poker, players can call, raise, or fold.
After the betting round ends, the dealer discards the top card of the deck. This is called a burn card. This is done to prevent cheating.
The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on the table. This is called the flop. These are communal cards that anyone can use in combination with their two pocket cards to form a poker hand.
The player to the left of the dealer starts another betting round.
After the betting concludes, the dealer burns again then flips another communal card onto the table. This is called the turn.
The player to the left of the dealer begins another round of betting. In many types of games, this is where the bet size doubles.
Again, the dealer burns a card and places a final card face up on the table. This is called the river. Players can now use any of the five cards on the table or the two cards in their pocket to form a five card poker hand.
There is one final round of betting starting with the player to the left of the dealer.
After that, we have the showdown. Players who have not folded reveal their hands, beginning with the player to the left of the last player to call. Players use a combination of their pocket cards and the community cards to form a five card poker hand.
The player who shows the best hand wins! Although sometimes players with the same hand split the pot.

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Meeting Minutes: April 5, 2013

Wine Tasting Social to be held Tuesday, April 16th, from 5:30 – 7:30 at The Bullhouse to benefit the TLAB. Letters have been sent to both Town Boards and all are welcome to attend this fundraiser. Monies raised will help the Alliance organize future events with signage, advertising costs, possible firework displays, etc. Live music by Rich Ortiz and wines will be donated by local vendors and cheese platter by Oscars with additional d’oeuvres and various raffles. Many thanks to Adirondack Moonshine and Bill Brannigan for organizing this event!
ATV Ride for a Cure Poker Run: May 4th. Ride starts at the Tin TeePee and will go into Chestertown and down to Green Mansions. There will be a $20 registration fee (includes a cook-out at the Tin Teepee at 4pm). All proceeds from the Poker Run will go to Linda Wells, age 26, eleven year Mesothelioma survivor to help defray ongoing medical costs. More information can be found at www.Kayaking4aCure.org or contact Don Butler #573-4386 or Mike Lewis #928-7449.
May Mixer to be held May 5th, from 5:30 – 7:00 at Rail Roads on Parade in Pottersville with the North Warren and Gore Mountain Chambers of Commerce. Anyone wishing to donate food for this event should contact the Chamber and again, all residents are welcome to attend this event to get together with your neighbors for a fun evening.
June Golf Tournament to be held Friday, June 14th at Green Mansions Golf Course beginning at 1pm. Cost will be $48 per person and will include snacks and an evening barbeque around 6:30. Martha and Ron will have a list of items needed that day and businesses and individuals are wanted to donate food, paper products, etc. This is another fund raiser for the Alliance and $20 of each entry fee will go toward projects and expenses listed above.
Nancy Craig from the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce invited our communities to participate in Warrensburg’s 200th anniversary parade to be held July 4, 2013. There will be a mustache growing contest, a lunch box auction and other entertaining events.They are looking for floats, bands and vintage cars so anyone wishing to participate should contact the Warrensburg Chamber at #623-2161 and speak to Nancy or contact info@warrensburgchamber.com .
Cindy Stamour from the Chestertown Grand Union was on hand to give us an update on our local store. Now repurchased by TOPS, plans are in the works to update their sign, reduce prices and add more variety to the store. She assured us that the store was very stable and will continue to be operational.
Assemblyman Dan Stec was our guest speaker and he updated us on the latest NYS budget and offered his help in any of our local projects. Committee members explained the “dead ends” we have faced with trying to improve signage on the Northway exits, updating the old Christmas Tree signs, etc. and he suggested we send a fresh letter to him along with all the correspondence we have had to date regarding these requests and he would do what he could to assist us.
Upcoming Town Wide Garage Sale to be held in October will be a joint effort with the NW Chamber and the TLBA. Anyone interested in working on this project should contact the Chamber or Debra Eves @494-5762.
The Beautification Committee will be planting Black Eyed Susans this year to coincide with Warren County’s Bi-Centennial celebration flower.
The old Brant Lake Garden Center was recently purchased and new owners are planning to open a small general store, café and garden center at the site with an opening date of Spring, 2014. This is a much needed addition to the town of Horicon and we wish you the best of luck!



Meeting was adjourned at 10:05 am.
Next meeting: Friday, April 19, 2013 ~ 9am ~ at the Panther Mountain Inn.

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