Free Online Five Card Draw Poker Games

Five Card Draw is the oldest form of poker still played today. The game is one of the first that new poker players learn but it is rarely played for real money in a casino setting. The rise of 7 Card Stud and Texas Hold'em put 5 Card Draw on the backburner several decades ago. Even so, it is still possible to find 5 Card Draw poker sites.

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How to Play Five Card Draw

Five Card Draw is a fairly simple to learn to play – hence its status as the first game new poker players learn. The object of the game is to make as much money as possible by winning pots with strong hands or bluffs and by not losing money with weak hands.

The Blinds

Most 5 Card Draw games today use a blinds system instead of antes to begin each pot with money. At the beginning of each hand, the two players to the left of the dealer are responsible for paying the blinds.

The first player to the left of the dealer must pay the small blind and the next player over must pay the big blind. The small blind should be equal to half a small bet and the big blind should be equal to a full small bet. So in a $4/$8 game, the blinds would be $2 and $4.

Deal and 1st Betting Round

The dealer now deals each player five cards face down. The cards should be dealt one at a time beginning with the player to the left of the dealer.

After the players receive their cards, there is a round of betting that moves clockwise around the table, beginning with the player to the left of the big blind. Each player must choose to call, raise or fold. There is no option to check during this first betting round.

The Draw

Next, the players may choose as many cards as they wish to discard. Those cards are then discarded and replaced by new cards from the deck. Some home games impose a maximum discard of 3 cards with the exception that players may discard 4 cards if they show an Ace. Most modern games, however, let the players discard as many cards as they wish.

2nd Betting Round

Now there is one more betting round. This time the betting begins with the first player to the left of the dealer. The players now have the additional option to check unless someone places a bet. In that case, all players must call the bet, raise it or fold. If there are two or more players remaining after this betting round, those players proceed to the showdown.

Showdown

The remaining players may now reveal their cards. The player with the best hand wins the pot. If two or more players tie for the best hand, the pot is split equally among those players.