Texas Hold’em

Overview

In Texas Hold’em, each player gets two hidden cards and shares five community cards revealed in three stages: the flop (three cards), the turn and the river. You make your best five-card hand from the seven available.

The game is played no-limit, pot-limit or fixed-limit, and these structures change the style of play a lot. Loto-Québec’s OK POKER platform also offers Tout d’un coup, a fast variant where all five community cards are revealed at once.

Rules and how it works

• Two players post the blinds (small and big) before the deal.
• Each player gets 2 hole cards; first betting round.
• Flop (3 community cards), turn (1), river (1), each followed by a betting round.
• At showdown, the best 5-card hand wins the pot.
• In no-limit, you can bet your whole stack at any time (“all-in”).

Minimum age

In Québec, buying lottery tickets and taking part in games of chance is restricted to people 18 and over.

Data source

The figures on this page come from the game’s official page, checked October 8, 2026. They can change, so always check the source before you play: www.espacejeux.com.