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Step 1
Limit the number of players to no more than 9. The ideal number is 6 to 8 players for Ohio Community Poker.
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Step 2
Deal 5 face down cards to each player. After everyone has received their cards, direct the players at the table to look at their own cards.
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Step 3
Flip over the top card of the draw deck and place it on the table. Let everyone know there will be 5 cards flipped over, one at a time during the game. Also let them know that the lowest face up community card will be a wild card. This wild card is only wild if it is in a player's face down cards. The actual face up card in the community cards is not wild.
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Step 4
Conduct the first wagering round; this round is started by the player sitting to the left of the dealer.
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Step 5
Flip over another card face up from the top of the draw deck. Another wagering round is held, with the player sitting 2 seats to the left beginning the wagering.
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Step 6
Conduct 3 more rounds of flipping the top card of the draw deck, and wagering. Once the fifth community card is flipped over, everyone will know what card is wild in the hand. Remind everyone at the table that the lowest community card itself is not wild, just any cards that are in a player's hole cards that are the same value as that card.
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Step 7
Reveal your cards, and declare your hand. Each player that has not folded now reveals his cards and declares his hand. A player can not change his mind after he has declared. This is why it is important to look at your hand closely before declaring to determine the best possible hand that you hold. The player with the higest poker hand collects the entire pot.
