▁can ▁spark ▁he ated ▁controvers y , ▁and ▁is ▁rarely ▁done ▁in ▁private ▁games . ▁ ▁The ▁style ▁of ▁game ▁generally ▁determ ines ▁whether ▁players ▁should ▁hold ▁face - down ▁cards ▁in ▁their ▁hands ▁or ▁leave ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁table . ▁Hold ing ▁" hole " ▁cards ▁allows ▁players ▁to ▁view ▁them ▁more ▁quickly ▁and ▁thus ▁spe eds ▁up ▁game play , ▁but ▁spect ators ▁watching ▁over ▁a ▁player ' s ▁shoulder ▁can ▁communicate ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁that ▁hand ▁to ▁other ▁players , ▁even ▁un int ention ally . ▁Un w ary ▁players ▁can ▁hold ▁their ▁hand ▁such ▁that ▁a ▁" r ub ber ne cker " ▁in ▁an ▁adjacent ▁seat ▁can ▁s ne ak ▁a ▁pe ek ▁at ▁the ▁cards . ▁Last ly , ▁given ▁the ▁correct ▁light ▁and ▁angles , ▁players ▁we aring ▁glass es ▁can ▁in ad vert ently ▁show ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁their ▁hole ▁cards ▁through ▁the ▁reflection ▁in ▁their ▁glass es . ▁Thus ▁for ▁most ▁pok er ▁variants ▁involving ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁face up ▁and ▁faced own ▁cards ▁( most ▁variants ▁of ▁stud ▁and ▁community ▁are ▁de alt ▁in ▁this ▁manner ), ▁the ▁standard ▁method ▁is ▁to ▁keep ▁hole ▁cards ▁face - down ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁except ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁that ▁player ' s ▁turn ▁to ▁act . ▁ 5 ▁card ▁draw ▁is ▁generally ▁played ▁with ▁hands ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁players ▁at ▁all ▁times . ▁ ▁C ash ▁and ▁ch ips ▁ ▁M aking ▁change ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁pot ▁is ▁allowed ▁in ▁most ▁games ; ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion