The betting action on fourth street brought the pot up to $35 (the $23 accumulated by the flop plus three $4 big bets). The conclusion of the fourth street betting action also predicts that the "river-card" should be dealt face up on the board. The river-card is the fifth and final community card.
Fifth street in our case is the A

. After it is revealed the fourth and final round of betting begins. In our case the betting action looks as follows (once again at the higher limit of $4):
1. You check.
2. The player in the middle bets $4.
3. The player on the button calls.
4. You complete the final round of betting by also calling.
- The "river-card" is the fifth and final community card.
- Betting order and options as well as betting increments are the same as in the previous round of betting.
Added 2005-07-19 07:58:28
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