Each player antes a predetermined amount, usually 5 times a regular ante. Each player is given two face down cards. The players each then take a poker chip underneath the table to declare "in", or "out". All hands are declared at the same time. The "out" players may throw in thier cards and have nothing to fear for now. The "in" hands are compared. Two aces is the highest hand followed down by pairs accordingly, then high card. The highest "in" hand takes the pot, while the other "in" hands MATCH the pot (that is, if the pot was $50, each losing "in" player puts $50 in the pot). The cards are gathered, shuffled, and delt again. Should there be a tie, (i.e. two aces vs. two aces) all "in" players are considered to have lost. Should nobody be "in", the pot stays and the cards are delt again. Should nobody else be "in" to replace the pot. The "in" player recives what is called a "leg", an arbitrary way of keeping track of how many times a person was "in" unopossed. The first player with three legs wins the pot and the game is over.
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