Five Card Draw

About the game

Five card draw poker is the oldest and still one of the best poker games. The game is played between two - five players. Betting in Five card draw poker consists of an initial Ante, preceded by two betting rounds. Each player receives five cards face-down and may discard or draw up to five cards after the first betting round. The player with the highest hand at showdown wins the pot.

Five Card Draw Rules

....the oldest form of poker

1. Before any cards are dealt to the players, the pot is formed through bets known as blind bets or ante.
   • First player to the dealers left puts the first blind bet called small blind.
   • Second player to the dealers left puts the second blind bet called big blind.
   • The first blind bet is smaller then the second blind bet that's why we call them the small blind and the big blind.
   • Since the bets are placed with out seeing the cards they are called blinds.
   • According to poker rules, blinds are considered live bets and can be checked, called, raised folded.

2. Each player is dealt five cards face-down.

3. The player left of the big blind makes the first bet starting the first betting round, where you can call, raise or fold.

4. After the first betting round each player is asked to discard and draw from zero to five cards.

5. A player may even chose not to discard any cards in which case it is called staying.

6. After each player in the hand has either exchanged his cards or stayed the second and the final betting round begins.

7. After the final round of betting it's time for showdown and the player with the highest hand wins the pot. Where as identical hands split the pot. The dealer button moves to the next player to play the next hand.