If the players do not actually deal themselves or if one player does all the dealing, than the dealer button (function of dealer) keeps being assigned to one of the players as explained. Every next hand the dealer button is moved 1 player clockwise. For similar cards the suits are ranked from lowest to highest as clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades. The ranking of the cards from lowest to highest is 2, 3, 4 ,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A. The person with the highest card receives the button. When starting a new game, every player is dealt one card face up.
Dealer buttonĮvery hand one player receives the dealer button, which means as much as that this player is assigned the function of dealer. Players can bring additional chips to the table (re-load) in between hands but not during a hand. The small blind often determines the smallest chip denomination. The game plays best with enough chips of different denominations so that players can bet any amount they want (until all-in, all chips from a player's stack are in the pot). A standard buy-in amount is 100 big blinds. Often there will be no maximum buy in amount. In no limit hold'em cash games the minimum and maximum buy-in amount are decided by the house (casino, online poker room, home game host).
