The game of Poker is played with a 52-card deck. 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. Each player makes at least the minimum bet and receives 5 cards face down. After the first deal players have to make bets. You have to meet the highest bet to stay in the game. Then you have to decide which cards you want to keep and which to discard. If you have good cards you can hold all of them, if you have bad cards you can throw away all of them as well. You will the same number of cards instead of those you have thrown away. The betting round is followed by the showdown, which determines the winner. The player with the strongest hand wins the pot. Draw Poker Showdown.