5 Card Draw

Hands consist of five cards dealt to each player, all face down. From these five cards, the player can choose to discard several cards (three cards maximum) and draw the same number of cards to replace them. A player wins by having the highest-ranking hand of five cards.

Each hand can start with eight players or fewer.

How Play Proceeds

Play begins with a blind open and blind raise from the players to the immediate left of the dealer. The betting continues clockwise as long as players keep raising their bets (up to three raises, not counting the blind raise). If only two players are in the hand, the number of raises can be unlimited. Betting stops when all players have called (the betting has equalized).

The dealer then deals replacement cards to make each player’s hand total five cards. The second (and final) betting interval takes place.
After the second betting interval, all players who are still in show their cards. The player with the highest-ranking hand of five cards wins. If hands tie, the pot is split.