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The Ante
Once assigned, the Dealer receives the deck and shuffles.
Each player pays the "ante" which is a small,
flat fee you pay to purchase the right to play that round.
If you don't ante it means you are "sitting out".
These monies and all others in the game go into the center
of the table in a pile called "the pot". Once
the antes are in, the Dealer deals one card at a time,
face down, to each player around the table, beginning
on the Dealer's left. Then the second card is dealt to
each player, and so on until each player has 5 cards,
all face down.
Pass, Bet or Fold
Players pick up their cards and assess their hand. The
player to the Dealer's left opens the betting round by
either placing a Bet, indicating a Pass by placing no
bet, or Folding by discarding their hand. |
