For instance, in the hand A-A-A-K-Q, the king and queen are kickers. (As in most poker games, the deck is a normal 52-card deck containing no jokers.) These cards are the players' hole or pocket cards. These are the only cards each player will get individually, and they will be revealed only at the showdown, making Texas hold 'em a closed poker game. The 1st round of betting takes location right after...
