The last card dealt to each remaining player is face down with the final betting round following. Players remaining in the hand will then show their hands and the winning poker hand will be awarded the pot. Suits are not used in determining the winning hand, and tied hands will split the pot. In the absence of a qualifying low hand, the best poker hand wins the entire pot. A straight or a flush, 8-high or lower, may be both the highest and lowest hand, in which case it wins the whole pot.
All players place a small wager known as an 'ante'.
The dealer then deals each player two cards, one dealt face down, known as the 'hole' card and the other face up. The player with the lowest ranking up-card must place the opening bet. Each player to the left of the player making the opening bet must in turn either call the opening bet, raise it or fold. When this round is complete each player is then dealt another card face up followed by a round of betting. This continues until all players have fice cards, one face down and four face up or until only one player remains.