How To Play 5 Card Draw Poker

This card game 5-card draw is the godfather of all poker variants played today. It all started with 5–Card Draw.
Many people don’t know that it wasn't Texas Hold'em which featured in the Old Western classic movies.
While Texas Hold'em is the game of choice these days (with Omaha a close second) , it's worth revisiting the old game which started many a bar brawl, and which started the craze for the game of poker.

While 5-card draw might not appeal to many players due to the absence of any community cards, and with only two betting rounds 5–Card Draw is a fun game and is offered as an option on
many of the online poker sites today.

How to play 5 card draw

5 card draw is an easy game to play, and is similar to hold’em and omaha in regards to betting order, ante’s and the format of 5–Card Draw is simple.

5 cards are dealt to each player.

After a first round of betting, those players who haven’t folded get the chance to discard and re–draw whichever cards they choose, although some house rules may limit the changes (e.g. you might only be able to change 3 cards unless you have and show and ace).

Next comes the 2nd round of betting, where players have the option to bet/call, check or fold.

The next stage is the showdown then where the highest ranked poker hand wins the pot.