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Step 1
Gather your friends together to play an evening of Six Back to Five Poker as part of your home poker night. Six Back to Five Poker does has one significant limitation, and that is the number of players who can play. There can be only five players in a game of Six to Five Poker.
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Step 2
Deal six cards face down to each player. Once all the players at the table have six face-down cards, players can view their own cards.
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Step 3
Conduct a betting round with the player to the left of the dealer starting the wagering.
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Step 4
Discard up to four cards each. Explain to players that they will receive back one less card than they discard.
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Step 5
Deal cards face down to each player equal to the number of cards they discarded, minus one. This results in all players having five cards after they discard cards and receive their replacements. That is why the game is known as Six Back to Five Poker.
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Step 6
Conduct a second betting round. This time the player who is two seats to the left of the dealer begins the betting round.
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Step 7
Reveal your cards. All players who have not folded in the hand reveal their cards and declare their hands. The player with the best poker hand wins the pot.
