Poker is played with a regular deck of 52 cards without Jokers. To play the game of Poker you will need some luck. There are a lot of skilled and experienced poker players, but when it concerns the deal of the cards there is nothing they can do. You have to read the table with the minimum and maximum bets before you play Poker. You can find this table next to the dealer. After you make the first minimum bet, five cards are dealt at first, face down, to each player. The first deal is followed by the first betting round. To stay into the game every player has to call. You can leave all the cards or you can throw away some of them. You can hold or throw away as many cards as you like. The cards which were thrown away will be replaced with the same number of cards. Then the second deal and the betting round follow. The betting round is followed by the showdown, which determines the winner. The player with the strongest hand wins the pot. Draw Poker Maximum Bet.