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Texas HoldEm by Zynga for Facebook explores the capabilities of one of the most popular poker games through this online web browser based interpretation. Staying true to the rules of the game, incorporating some fun leveling systems and allowing for competitive online play, Texas HoldEm for Facebook will engage even the newest poker player.

Texas HoldEm Poker by Zynga presents the necessary information in a clean and concise layout with quick access to all the essential elements. From the main play screen you will have the ability to see the other players at the table, your chip count, achievements, messages, and both the dealer and the player chat logs. With an added sidebar with challenges, gifts, your profile and a buddies list all the extra information you might be looking for is just a click away. Though all the elements might not be necessary and makes for a slightly cluttered screen, navigation becomes intuitive very quickly.

The sounds in Zynga’s Texas HoldEm are minimal, clean, and what one might expect from an online poker game. Complete with chip counts, card swipes and warning sounds, even in a closed tab a player will be able to follow along with the gameplay. A slightly more urgent sound when a player is about to time out from a hand might be appreciated by the game’s multitasking players.

Texas Hold 'Em is easily one of the most popular poker games out there and the rules in this Facebook version of the game are no different. With two cards dealt face down, the game is closed and all other cards are dealt face up in the table for all players to see. Your objective is to create the best hand with any five cards using those shown on the table and your ‘pocket’ cards. With four betting rounds before the ‘showdown’ there is ample time for you to lure in other players or bluff your way to the pot.

During play, completing each game awards the player with experience points and achievements for truly successful hands and plays all of which keep a player coming back for more to climb the ranks and increase their chip count. In this Facebook game of Texas Hold 'Em you are able to track your friends, their chip counts and challenges and invite them to participate with you at the same table. The more players in the game equates to more fun, but longer games.