5 CARD DRAW

5-card draw is one of the easiest games of poker. This game lasts for around 15 to 20 minutes. Not many casino sites offer 5-card draw, for the simple reason that it only involves 2 betting rounds.

You will need…

A standard 52-card deck is used to play this game. 2 to 8 players are required for a game. The betting here starts from $2 - $4 for beginners while a regular player will choose to play a higher game which starts from $8-$16 or a still higher game can be $10 -$20.

How to deal?

The dealer distributes five cards (face down) to each player starting from the left.

How to play?

After the dealer distributes five cards to each player, betting round begins. The remaining player in second round can exchange cards.  This is called the draw. Another betting round begins, followed by showdown.

And the winner is…

The dealer declares the player with the best hand during showdown as winner.

Tactics of winning…

• Mostly all the players are trying to make three of a kind. But if you see a player drawing only one card then, mostly he is trying for flushes, straight or full house.
• If you are sitting with the players known to you then, the best way you can carry the pot home is, raise your bet in the first round, then do not draw any card and raise the bet again.
• You can also use this strategy if you are known to bet only when you have a good hand.
• You can draw only one card and feign that you have got the card you needed. A good player always adjusts the game according to the ante.
• If you do not have a good hand then you should give up. Betting also depends on your position. If you are the first one to bet it is much tougher. In this case you should bet loosely in the first round, and in second round, if you have a decent hand then you could raise the bet.
• However, if you are the lucky one who gets to bet at the end and to add to it, you have a fairly decent hand then you can raise your bet in first round itself.