Five Card Draw
Listed below you will learn how to play five card draw poker. Enjoy!
1. There are two betting rounds in a complete game of Five Card
Draw, not including the ante. The dealer deals five clockwise rounds
giving each player a single card down during each round.
2. Betting begins with the first player to the left of the dealer.
This player may Check (no wager made) or bet. If this player checks
each player clockwise has the same opportunity to check or bet.
If any player bets, each player clockwise may either fold (forfeit
their hand), call (equal the wager that has been placed), or raise
(increase the original bet). If any one raises a bet, each person
thereafter will have the same opportunity to fold, call, or raise.
(The number or raises are predetermined at the beginning of the
game.)
3. After all wagers have been made, active players may draw to
their hands. Starting with the first active player to the dealers
left, each player in turn may discard up to three cards and receive
a same amount from the dealer. 4. The second round of wagering begins
with the player who started the first round of wagering and proceeds
as per the first round.
5. After the second round of wagering, it's time for the showdown.
The player with the highest valued hand is deemed the winner. If
any time during play nobody at the table calls a bet, the bettor
wins and doesn't have to show his hand.
Note: If you win, don't show your cards to others. You want to
conceal your strategy and style of play as much as possible.
STANDARD VARIATIONS OF THE GAME:
Adding wild cards to play (and allowing five-of-a-kinds if chosen).
High/low: the highest hand and lowest hand split the pot.
Lowball: Lowest hand wins
Allowing for four card draw with an ace.
Double draw: After the first exchange and subsequent betting, there
is another exchange and betting round.
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