THE HAND

At the start of each hand, players will be dealt two cards, face down. Cards should remain on the table at all times. Otherwise, it can be difficult to determine who has folded and who is still in the hand.

If a card is dealt face-up or exposed by the dealer during the pre-flop deal, it should be considered a misdeal and the hand will be redealt. In the off chance that a joker appears in a game during the pre-flop deal, the player receiving the joker must call attention to it and they will be last to receive their second card. If a joker appears during the community cards, it will be replaced by the next card. If a player does not call attention to the joker among his down cards before acting on his hand, he forfeits the right to receive a replacement down card and must continue the hand with only one down card.
After the two face-down cards are dealt, a round of betting takes place. After the first round of betting is complete, the dealer will discard the top card of the deck (burning the card) and flip the next three cards face up on the table. These cards are called the "flop."

If at any time the dealer neglects to burn a card, just eliminate the burn card for that round and allow the card dealt to stand.

Eventually, a total of five community cards will be placed face up on the table. Players can use any combination of the community cards and their own two cards to form the best possible five-card poker hand.

After the flop, another round of betting takes place.

The dealer will burn another card and place one more card face up onto the table. This, the fourth community card, is called the "turn."

A third round of betting takes place.

The dealer burns another card and places the final face-up card on the table. This card is called the "river."

Players can now use any combination of the seven cards -- the five community cards and the two cards in their hand -- to form the best possible five-card Poker hand.

A fourth and final round of betting takes place.

After the final betting round, all players who remain in the game reveal their hands. The player who made the initial bet or the player who made the last raise shows their hand first. If there's no action on the river, it begins with the player in earliest position.

The player with the best hand wins.