Reebok Trainer Rx 3.5 Bike English Manual - Page 22

HOW TO PLAY THE TEXAS HOLD ’'EM GAME Texas Hold ’'Em 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 ’'Em. Note: For detailed instructions on how to play Texas Hold ’'Em, consult a card game rule book or other card game resource. 1. Begin pedaling or press any button on the console to turn on the console. the display. The black X in the display indicates the location of the dealer button. The black arrow indicates which player’'s turn it is. When it is your turn, assess your cards and tap the C/R/F game option box to make a betting decision; 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 circumstances, you can choose to CHECK instead of CALL. If you decide to RAISE, tap the upward and downward arrow boxes to select the desired number of credits, and then tap the OK box. When you turn on the console, the display will turn on. The console will then be ready for use. 2. Select the Texas Hold ’'Em game. To select the Texas Hold ’'Em game, press the Fitness Games button (see the drawing on page 14) repeatedly until the words TEXAS HOLD ’'EM appear in the display. 3. Tap the screen to start the game. As you pedal, tap the screen to begin the Texas Hold ’'Em game. After you start the game, a representation 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. After you make your betting decision, play will continue 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 continue 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 players’' credits or until you have no credits available to bet. 4. Follow your progress with the display. While you pedal and play the Texas Hold ’'Em 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. 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 See step 6 on page 16. 22