It can also be played with five cards dealt to each player instead of four.

By tradition, cards are dealt in groups of two or three to each player.

In either case, ten cards are dealt to each player.

The number of cards dealt to each player can be 3 rather than 5.

In the first hand, 6 cards are dealt to each player.

For 5-player games, 11 cards are dealt to each player.

For 6-player games, 9 cards are dealt to each player.

Four cards are then dealt to each player, one at a time.

In the first round, 10 cards are dealt to each player.

To begin, deal an equal number of cards to each player.