Poker equipment and home games
Can I play Texas Hold'em using a deck with jokers left in?
Direct answer
Standard Texas Hold’em uses a 52-card deck WITHOUT jokers. Remove them before dealing; a game that keeps jokers must publish non-standard ranking rules.
How to use this answer
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Standard Hold'em uses 52 cards without jokers; remove them or define a custom non-standard game in advance.
Buy equipment for the actual table size, number of players and storage needs. For a one-off casual game, adaptable accessories can be more useful than a large permanent poker table.
Reference: pokerstars.com · published rules or source ↗
