How
To Play 5-Card Draw
Players
Up to 6 players are allowed to play
in the same game.
Dealer
In 5-Card Draw a button (the
"dealer button") indicates who the dealer is. The deal moves
clockwise between the players.
Blinds
5-Card Draw is played with two
blinds, the "small blind" and the "big blind". Before any
cards are dealt the blinds must be posted. The player to the left of the dealer
posts the small blind and the next player in turn posts the big blind.
The blinds are considered as
"live" bets. If you have posted a blind you are only required to make
up the difference, if any, between the blind and the current bet. The players
in the blinds have the option to fold, call, check or raise in
turn.
Deal
Each player receives 5 cards dealt
face down.
Draw
After the first betting round is
completed each player is allowed to discard 0-5 cards and will draw new cards.
Each player have 30 seconds to draw cards, if he fails to act within this time
he will stand pat (draw 0 cards) and not be able to bet or raise the pot after
the draw. To make the draw you click on the cards you want to discard and press
the "Discard" button.
The cards you have chosen to discard
will be grey. Before you have pressed the "Discard" button you can
change your selection by clicking on the grey card again.
Betting order
In 5-card Draw there are two betting
rounds. The first betting round takes place after each player is dealt his 5
cards. In this round the player to the left of the big blind is first to act.
In the second betting round, after the draw, the first active player to the
left of the dealer button starts the action. Both players with and without a
blind are allowed to raise the pot.
Showdown
If no more betting takes place,
after all the cards have been dealt out, there is a showdown to determine the
winner. The best 5 card hand wins the pot. If two or more players show the same
hand they split the pot.
If there was betting after the draw
the player who made the last bet or raise must show his hand first. If there
was no betting, the first remaining player to the left of the dealer shows his
hand first.
In the very rare event that there
are insufficient cards remaining to complete the draw, the mucked and discarded
cards are shuffled and used to complete the draw. A player will never get back
his own discards but may receive another player's discards.