Games / Texas Hold’em
Play Texas Hold'em online with friends
A private poker table for you and your friends, with play chips, rising blinds and bots for empty seats.
- 2 to 10 players
- 20 to 60 minutes
- Play chips, no real money
- Bots fill empty seats
This is Texas Hold'em for 2 to 10 players, played for fun with chips that have no value. You get two private cards, five shared cards come out over the hand, and the best five-card hand or the last player betting takes the pot. Start a table, send the link to your friends, and deal. Nobody needs to install anything or sign up.
The host sets the game: a tournament that runs until one player has every chip, or a fixed 10, 20 or 40 hands. You can pick no-limit, pot-limit or fixed-limit betting, blinds that rise on a schedule, antes and rebuys. New players can turn on beginner hints, which explain in plain words what a sensible move looks like on each turn.
Why play Texas Hold’em here
- No-limit, pot-limit and fixed-limit betting on the same table
- Side pots are worked out for you when someone goes all in
- Tournament play with rising blinds, or a set number of hands
- Beginner hints that explain your options on every turn
- Bots with different styles: tight, loose-aggressive or a mixed table
- Rebuys, antes and a choice of felt colors
How to play Texas Hold’em
Post the blinds
The two players left of the dealer button put in the small and big blind. Everyone is dealt two hole cards that only they can see.
Bet before the flop
Starting left of the big blind, each player folds, calls or raises.
Flop, turn and river
Three shared cards come out (the flop), then a fourth (the turn), then a fifth (the river). There is a round of betting after each.
Check, bet, call or raise
On your turn you can check if nobody has bet, or fold, call, bet, raise or go all in. The round ends when everyone still in has matched the biggest bet.
Show down
Players still in after the river show their cards. The best five cards from your two plus the five shared ones win the pot.
Win the table
In a tournament, the last player with chips wins. In a hand-limit game, whoever has gained the most chips after the last hand wins.
Tips
- Fold most weak starting hands, especially from early seats.
- Your position matters: acting last lets you see what everyone else did first.
- Turn on beginner hints for your first few games. They explain each option in plain words.
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Texas Hold’em questions
Is this Texas Hold'em played for real money?
No. The chips here are play chips with no value. You cannot buy them, win them or cash them out, and nothing on the site involves real money or gambling. Everyone starts with the same stack and plays for fun.
How do I play poker online with friends here?
Open the Texas Hold'em table, set the options, and share the table code or invite link. Friends open the link in any browser, on a phone or a computer, and take a seat. Nobody needs an account or a download, and bots can fill any seats that are left.
How many players can play Texas Hold'em?
A table seats 2 to 10 players. With two players the dealer button pays the small blind and acts first before the flop, as in standard heads-up play. Any empty seats can be given to bots.
What is the difference between no-limit, pot-limit and fixed-limit?
In no-limit you can bet any amount up to your whole stack. In pot-limit the biggest raise is the size of the pot after you call. In fixed-limit every bet is a set size: one big blind before the flop and on the flop, two on the turn and river, with at most four bets a round.
What beats what in Texas Hold'em?
From best to worst: straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair and high card. When two hands are the same type, the higher ranks win, and then the kickers decide. The full list is in How to play at the table.
Can beginners learn to play here?
Yes. Turn on beginner hints in the lobby and you get a plain-language tip on your turn, such as whether calling is reasonable with the hand you hold. You can also practice alone against bots before you play with friends.
Can I play poker against bots?
Yes. Pick Practice against bots to fill every other seat. The host can choose the bot style: a mixed table with a cautious player, a steady regular and a wild one, all tight bots that play few hands, or loose-aggressive bots that bluff and raise a lot.
Can I play Texas Hold'em on my phone?
Yes. The table works in the browser on phones, tablets and desktops, and players on different devices can share one table. The host can pause the game and resume it later.