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HOW TO PLAY THE TEXAS HOLD ʼEM GAME
Texas Hold ʼEm is a popular poker game in which you
compete against other players to win credits. Your
objective is to form the best five-card poker hand from
your two hole cards and the five community cards
shared by all the players. You will use the interactive
touch screen on the display to play the game. Follow
the steps below to play Texas Hold ʼEm.
Note: For detailed instructions on how to play
Texas Hold ʼEm, consult a card game rule book or
other card game resource.
1. Begin pedaling or press any button on the con-
sole to turn on the console.
When you turn on the console, the display will
light. The console will then be ready for use.
2. Select the Texas Hold ʼEm game.
To select the Texas Hold ʼEm game, press the
Fitness Games button (see the drawing on page
13) repeatedly until the words TEXAS HOLD ʼEM
appear in the display.
3. Tap the screen to start the game.
As you pedal, tap the screen to begin the Texas
Hold ʼEm game. After you start the game, a repre-
sentation of a game table will appear in the
display. Your hole cards will be shown in the lower
left corner of the display. The number of credits in
the pot will be shown in the black box in the center
of the display. The amount bet by each player will
be shown along the right side of the display. A
game option box will be shown below the pot.
During the game, player information will appear
along the right side of the display. Your player
information is located in the lower right corner of
the display. The black X in the display indicates
the location of the dealer button. The black arrow
indicates which playerʼs turn it is.
When it is your turn, assess your cards and tap
the C/R/F game option box to make a betting deci-
sion; you can choose to CALL, RAISE, or FOLD.
You can also tap the CARDS box to view your
cards and any community cards on the table
before making a decision. Note: In some circum-
stances, you can choose to CHECK instead of
CALL.
If you decide to RAISE, tap the upward and down-
ward arrow boxes to select the desired number of
credits, and then tap the OK box.
After you make your betting decision, play will con-
tinue with the other players. Continue to make
betting decisions throughout the betting rounds
and the deals. When the flop is dealt, three cards
will appear in the upper left area of the display.
Additional cards will appear in this area when the
turn and river are dealt. Assess these cards and
make betting decisions as before. During the
game, the other players may fold, bust, or con-
tinue to a showdown.
The player with the best five-card hand in any
combination of hole and community cards will win
the showdown.
After the showdown, the word WINS: will appear in
the center of the display. The number of credits
won by each player will be shown along the right
side of the display. To view the cards held by the
other players, tap the number of credits won by
each player.
The game will continue in this way until you win all
the other playersʼ credits or until you have no cred-
its available to bet.
4. Follow your progress with the display.
While you pedal and play the Texas Hold ʼEm
game, the upper left corner of the display will
show the elapsed time. To view additional exercise
information, press the Display button repeatedly.
5. When you are finished exercising, the console
will turn off automatically.
See step 6 on page 15.
