Players usually have the following betting options to use depending on their confidence in their hand.

1
Call  Matching another player's bet or raise.
2
Raise  Increasing the size of your existing bet in the same round of betting.
3
Fold  To withdraw from the hand, sacrificing any bets already made.
The game is played with 28 cards: eight through ace, in all four suits. The ace can be played as a low card, as though it were a seven, or as a high card. The game uses an ante, and is usually played with a no limit structure. All players are dealt 2 cards pre-flop and are then allowed to bet.