*Having something on the table that highlights who is dealing the current hand allows all players to see when they have to post the blinds, and when it’s their turn to act. Some people use pennies, others use matches. You can use anything you have a large quantity of instead of chips. *If you don’t have a set of poker chips handy, don’t worry. Money is definitely not required! Poker is a game you can play purely for fun, albeit competitive fun (a bit like Monopoly!)

A dealer button (or any item that indicates who has dealt the hand*).

Here’s what you’ll need for a good game of no limit Texas hold’em poker (or any poker variant, for that matter):

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