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| In ], the act of making the first non-zero bet in a betting round | |||
| is called '''opening''' the round. | |||
| On the first betting round, it is also called '''opening the pot'''. | |||
| Some games may have special rules about opening a round that may not apply | |||
| to other bets (for example, they may have a | |||
| ] that specifies different | |||
| allowable amounts for opening than for other bets, or they may require | |||
| a player to hold certain cards to open). | |||
| The term is also used to describe a category of poker game in which some | |||
| cards held by individual players are visible to all other players, either by | |||
| being dealt face up or by being exposed during play (but before | |||
| ]). | |||
| Most forms of ] are open poker (blind stud games | |||
| are an exception). | |||
| Most forms of ], in contrast, are | |||
| ] games because no player's cards are seen until | |||
| showdown (draw games with a ] are an exception). | |||
| Most ] like | |||
| ] are considered closed as well, | |||
| because the only cards exposed before showdown belong to everyone; | |||
| the individual players' cards are never seen until showdown. | |||
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