Comments on: How many people can play in texas Holdem?

By: Randolph A

Randolph A — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:30:37 +0000

Sandia Casino and Isleta Casino near Abq NM both try to keep the tables at 10

By: James R

James R — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:39:42 +0000

Depends what type of tournament you get involved in. Let me list the possible:
1. Heads Up – two player going heads up.
2. Single Table Tournaments – a minimum of six players to as many as 10 to a table. I regularly play at 10 player tables on line.
3. Multi Table Tournaments – anywhere from 20 to ?????. These types of tournaments are split into multiple tables consisting anywhere from 9 to 10 players per table.

By: Low_Jac

Low_Jac — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:39 +0000

By: sincity usa

sincity usa — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:29 +0000

ZCT is almost right here, i deal poker here in Vegas and most of the time you will See table with 9-10 players to start, but i have seen some it where a lot of people enter a tourney and they go 12 people per table. And Zct is almost right about the maximum number of players, but in poker you can never deal out the last card, the last card must stay in the deck, and should never be used as a burn card.

By: ZCT

ZCT — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:16:11 +0000

Texas Hold’em requires a minimum of two players. In a casino it is common for nine or ten to sit to a table. But in theory it is possible for more players to play. Each player has two cards, there are five community cards, and three burn cards. So in theory 22 players could play (44 cards) plus the board (5 cards) and the burn cards (3 cards). A total of 52 cards.

But in practical terms if more than 12 people want to play it is common to split into two tables, as opposed to trying to squeeze everyone onto a single table. Trying to fit more than 12 people on a single table starts to get a little physically impractical. As well as altering the dynamics of the game in a bad way.

Online where such a feat would be possible, you never see a table with more than 10 players, with 9 or fewer being more common.