📌 Quick Info
- Name of the Game: Five Card Draw Poker
- Number of Players: 2 to 6
- Decks Required: 1 Standard 52-card deck (no Jokers)
🎯 Objective
To make the best five-card poker hand after one round of drawing and betting.
🛠️ What You Need
- 1 Deck of 52 cards
- Poker chips or coins
- Dealer button (optional)
🔄 How to Play – Step by Step
▶️ Setup
- All players post an ante (e.g., ₹5) to create the pot.
- Dealer gives 5 cards face-down to each player.
▶️ Betting Round 1
Players look at their cards and choose to Fold, Call, or Raise.
▶️ Drawing Round
Each player may discard 0 to 5 cards and receive new ones from the deck.
▶️ Betting Round 2
After drawing, a second round of betting occurs.
▶️ Showdown
All remaining players show their cards. Best 5-card hand wins the pot.
🧠 Game Scenarios
- Example: You have: 9♠ 9♦ 3♣ 7♠ Q♦ → Discard 3♣, 7♠, Q♦ → Draw: 9♥ 9♣ 4♠ → Final hand: Four of a Kind!
- Tip: If you have three of a kind, discard the two unrelated cards for a shot at full house or four of a kind.
📜 Rules
- Players may draw up to 5 cards in the draw round.
- Bluffing is allowed and common.
- There are usually two betting rounds (before and after the draw).
⚙️ Optional / House Rules
- Limit or No-Limit: Set bet sizes or allow free betting.
- Single Draw: Most common. You can also play Double Draw (two draw rounds).
🧮 Card Rankings
Same as Texas Hold’em:
- Royal Flush: A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠
- Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, etc. (down to High Card)
🎮 Example Game
- Initial Hand: K♠ K♥ 4♣ 6♦ 9♥
- Draw: Discard 4♣, 6♦, 9♥ → Draw J♠, 3♠, K♦
- Final Hand: K♠ K♥ K♦ J♠ 3♠ = Three of a Kind
📚 History & Origin
- Five Card Draw is one of the oldest poker variants.
- Popular in the Old West and early home games.
- Less common in casinos today but still loved for its simplicity.