This article describes only the common terms, rules, and procedures in of betting in poker. See poker strategy for the strategic impact of betting. Procedure Players in a poker game act in turn, in clockwise rotation (acting out of turn can negatively affect other players). When it is a player's turn to act, the first verbal declaration or action he takes binds him to his choice of action; this rule prevents a player from changing his action after seeing how other players react to his i