Sampling 149 Texas Hold 'Em Texas hold 'em poker uses a standard 52-card deck of playing cards. Before the cards are dealt, the player on the dealer's left puts a "small blind" into the pot, and the player two seats to the left of the dealer puts in a "big blind." In this study, the small blind was $25 and the big blind was $50. Each player is dealt two cards (which only the player sees) and must "call" by putting enough money into the pot to make their bet equal to the highest bet (which is initially the big blind), raise the bet, or fold. The bets go clockwise around the table until the highest bet has been called by all remaining players or only one player remains. If more than one player is still in, three cards ("the flop") are dealt face up in the middle of the table and are considered part of each player's hand. Another round of betting occurs, starting with the player to the left of the dealer. Then a fourth community card is dealt face up and there is another round of betting; finally, a fifth community card is dealt and there is a final round of betting. The player with the best five-card hand, using the two private cards and five community cards, wins the pot. The dealer position shifts clockwise around the table after each hand. Texas hold 'em is a strategic game because there are several rounds of betting and the five community cards are visible to all players. However, the outcome of each individual