Poker is played with a regular deck of 52 cards without Jokers. Poker can be said to be a game of luck and chance. Sure there are a lot of professional players out there but the chance is always the same for anybody to get the right cards or not. 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. Players make their bets and then each player is dealt five cards face down. After this first deal the first round of betting starts. You have to meet the highest bet to stay in the game. It is up to the player to decide which cards he wants to keep and which to throw away. All the cards can be kept and all the cards can be thrown away. You will get the same number of cards in place of discarded ones. 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. Online American Poker Deal.