5 Card Draw Rules

Here are the rules for 5 Card Draw.

- Objective
- Cards Dealt
- Betting
- Hand Values


Objective :-

The objective in 5 card draw is to make the best hand using your 5 cards.


Cards Dealt :-

Once the small and big blind has been paid.. Each player is dealt 5 cards face down at the beginning of the game.

Betting.

Discard and draw cards equal to amount discarded.

Betting.

Hands are shown and the winner is decided.


Betting :-

There are only 2 rounds of betting in 5 card draw, making this probably the easiest type of poker to play from a learning point of view.

Round 1: The player to the left of the big blind is the first to bet, he can raise, check or fold his hand. Betting then continues to the left until everyone is satisfied.

Round 2: After the discard and draw the second round of betting commences, starting with the small blind (or whoever is left of the button if the small blind folded). Betting continues left until everyone is satisfied.


Hand Values :-

Royal Flush - (A K Q J 10 of the same suit)
Straight Flush - ( 5 running cards of the same suit e.g. 4 5 6 7 8 of spades)
Quads - (4 of the same card e.g. 8 8 8 8 ... this can also be called 4 of a kind)
Full House - (Trips and a pair e.g. Q Q Q A A or 3 3 3 7 7)
Flush - (5 cards of the same suit)
Straight - (5 running cards e.g. 6 7 8 9 10)
Trips - (3 of the same card e.g. 6 6 6 or 5 5 5)
2 Pair
1 Pair

Kickers are used in the event of a tie. If 2 players have the same hand then the pot is split. Suit is not a factor in 5 card draw.