The game is started with the player sitting on the left of the big blind. This position is called 'under the gun' in poker, as the player sitting there has to be the one to make the first bet in a poker game. At the beginning of the game, each player is given two-hole cards. After the hole cards are distributed among the players, the first round of betting proceeds, you can search about different poker games and who starts first in them to keep up when you sign up for one.