Intro to Five Card Draw
Five Card Draw is perhaps the most unusual game of poker that exists. While most games of poker rely on luck and skill, Five Card Draw’s uniqueness makes it almost all about getting lucky and getting good cards. While bluffing is possible in Draw, the majority of hands are won by small hands and thus many players will stay in even when they have little to nothing. A pair or high card commonly wins games.
The way this form of poker works is that each player in the hand is dealt five cards each. As with Hold ‘Em game, every hand will force two players to pay big and small blinds. After each player has received his or her five cards, they get to look at what they have and decide if they want to stay in the hand or not. Unlike most games, there is only one subsequent round after this initial round.
What happens after the first round of betting is over is that each player still in declares how many cards he or she would like to drop. This means that someone with a pair can drop three cards and try to get a third card for trips or they can drop two and try to pick up a second pair. Dropping and replacing cards follows the same order as blinds do. That is, the person from the big blind spot starts the dropping and when he or she is done, the next person can start.
Five Card Draw is a deceivingly easy game to play. You will be able to pick up the rules to the game faster than any game, but the specific strategies and variations will take some time to develop. We will, of course, discuss these details later on.
Filed under: Five Card Draw
