The object of the game is to assemble the best five card hand out of the seven available cards – two face-down cards and five face-up cards.
If the game is played with a bring-in (a forced bet, similar to a blind in Texas Holdem), the player with the lowest-ranking up-card pays it. The bring-in is half of the low limit bet size.
The game is usually played with an ante, which is about 1/5 of the low limit bet size. The ante is placed by each player before the hand begins.
There are five rounds of betting in the game. If you're playing a fixed limit game, then all bets must be equal to the low or high limit, according to the round you're in.
In the first two rounds the best must be equal to the low limit bet size and in the further rounds must be equal to the high limit. A maximum of three raises is allowed in each betting round.
Game structure
- Players put an ante into the pot
- The cards are dealt: two face-down cards ("hole" cards) and one face-up card ("door" card). The player with the lowest face-up card begins the betting round (clockwise) by betting half of the low limit bet. This is called 3rd Street
- 1st betting round begins
- One more face-up card is dealt to each player. ). The player with the hand showing begins the betting round. This is called 4th Street
- 2nd betting round begins
- An additional face-up card is dealt to each player. Play proceeds as in the previous betting round. This is called 5th Street
- 3rd betting round begins
- An additional face-up card is dealt to each player. Play proceeds as in the previous betting round. This is called 6th Street
- 4th betting round begins
- The final face-up card is dealt to each player. This is called The River
- Final betting round begins
- Showdown, in which all players show their hand, starting from the player who bet last and continuing clockwise. The bettor shows his/her hand first
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