A 52-card deck without Jokers is used in the game of Poker. It is pretty much a game of chance. One can be a pro in Poker, but when the cards are dealt luck is the same for everybody. There is a table with maximum and minimum bets next to the dealer. You should read this table before you start playing. Players make their bets and then each player is dealt five cards face down. The first deal is followed by the first betting round. You must at least call to stay into the game. Then you have to decide which cards you want to keep and which to discard. All the cards can be kept and all the cards can be thrown away. After everybody on the table decides which cards they want to hold or discard, the dealer deals the same amount of cards to each player as they threw away. Then there is the last deal, which is followed by the betting round. After everybody on the table is done with the betting the highest ranked hand wins and gets whatever is in the pot in the middle. Multi-Hand Jackpot Poker Bets.