Each Canasta player receives an opening hand of 11 cards from the deck. The draw pile is created by laying all the cards left after the original deal face down. Players refill their hands by drawing cards from the draw pile or choosing cards from the discard pile as the game advances. Players manage and plan with the cards they have in hand during a Canasta game with a constant amount of cards. While progressively lowering the number of cards in your hand via clever play, the objective is to meld and produce sets or runs.