Speed Hold'em Poker is played with a typical 52 card deck. The game can be played with as little as two players ("heads up"), up to a max of five players. There is a ten-second clock to speed up the action. Regular poker hand ranks apply to this game.

But, how do you play Speed Hold'em?

Preflop! Starting with the dealer button, each person is dealt two cards face down (the hole cards). After everyone receives their hole cards, then betting round occurs.

Flop! The dealer turns over three cards in the middle of the table. These are community cards that each player can use to create the best hand possible out of. Once again there is a betting round starting from the first player after the "button" clockwise.

Turn! The dealer turns over another card making four community cards. This fourth card is called "the turn". Betting round occurs again.

River! The dealer turns over the fifth community card. This is called "the river". Betting round occurs for the last time.

Showdown! The remaining players in the hand show their cards in order from the person who bet first. Each player uses his two cards, and the five community cards to create the best hand (five cards total out of the seven). When all five of the cards in the community make the best hand then everyone splits the pot.

Also note that in any time during the game a player can fold and get out of the hand. All bets will be lost at that point.