The Five Card Draw Poker, or 5 Card Draw Poker, is a game that is ideally played with three to six players. You will have a total two rounds of betting plus the ante with this game and the betting is usually low. This is one of the oldest and most popular poker games. The Five Stud Poker has a unique feature that differentiates it from other poker games, i.e. you (and all the other players) can exchange your cards or draw from the deck if you find that what was dealt to you is not up to the mark. This will give you a chance to remedy your luck and go for the win.

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You would not be able to see anyone else's cards other than yours s in other stud games – here you get to see only your own cards. The best player would be able to assess what the other players have in their hands by their reaction and by how many cards they draw after the betting rounds.

The rules of the Five Card Draw Poker say that the dealer is the one who decides and announces how many cards can be drawn by each after each round of betting, the lower limit being three cards or (if the player has an Ace which has to be put face up on the table) four cards. The ante is then names and the dealer deals each player five cards in face-down position.

The player on the left of the dealer gets the first chance to act and he/she may place a bet, fold and check. The betting would follow with each player clockwise. In some cases the rules are set to allow opening of the betting only to the player who has minimum a pair of Jacks or better. The players who do not have these cards will pass and the chance moves on from player to player clockwise until one of them has something suitable.

As soon as the first round of betting is completed the players would be offered the opportunity of drawing on additional cards as per the decision taken as the beginning of the game. If the player accepts any card, he/ she would have to discard one that he/ she does not want. The total cards in his/her hand would always remain five.

The second betting of 5 Card Draw Poker occurs after all the players have used their opportunity of drawing new cards. The person left to the dealer would open the betting just as was done in the first round of betting. All the players would get their turn to make a bet on this round and once this is completed they show their hands. The player or player with the best hand takes the pot.

As you can see, the game of Five Card Draw Poker is slightly different from the regular poker by a few pleasant variations. The majority of the rules that apply to poker are applicable to this game as well.