The game is played with two face down cards and five common cards. There are four rounds of betting. The player with the best five cards wins the pot.

All action proceeds in a clockwise rotation.

Before the facedown cards are dealt, the first two players sitting on the left of the dealer have to make two forced bets (blinds). The first player pays the small blind, and the second player pays the big blind. When only to players are left in the game, the dealer pays the small blind and the other player pays the big blind.

The game starts and each player is dealt 2 face down cards.  Subsequently the five common cards are dealt: first three (also known as the Flop), then one (Fourth Street), then the last common card (River).
A round of betting follows each deal. The first two betting rounds are played with the lower stake limit while the last two rounds are played with the higher limit.

Each player must act on each betting round and make one of the following decisions:

Fold (Fold)– Abandon the game
Bet (Bet)– Bet
Call (Call)– Follow the bet of the previous player
Raise (Raise)– Increase the stake of the previous bet
Check (Check)– Neither bet nor fold (only if no action was taken before)

At the end of the four betting rounds the player with the best hand wins the pot.