The game of poker is a card game in which each player is dealt a hand. A player who is a pre-flop favorite will be the first to deal the cards. The dealer will place his cards on the table faceup and in rotation until a jack is revealed. The first player to receive a jack is the first dealer. After each hand is completed, the turn to deal and bet passes to the next player in the rotation. A player may shuffle the cards at any time, but the dealer has the final say. If there is no previous betting, a player may check his cards.
In this variation of the game, each player has two cards, each of which has a value based on its mathematical frequency. When a player has the highest pair, he bets, and the other players must match. If they do not, the highest pair wins the hand. If both players have the same card, the lowest hand wins. A pair of aces is the lowest hand possible, while a pair of twos is the highest.
After the draw phase, the players reveal their hands clockwise around the table. Only players who have not folded have a chance to win the round. The players then reveal their cards in turn clockwise around the table. This process is repeated for each player, depending on the poker variant. During the final betting phase, the winner of the round is the player who has not folded his cards yet. In a five-card game like Omaha, the winner of a hand is determined by the highest poker combination.