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Five Card Draw

Root Game

TypeDraw Cards5
Max Players6 Betting Rounds2
Max Cards Seen9 Wild Cards0
  1. Deal five cards face down to each player.
  2. Normal betting round, with the player to the left of the dealer opening.
  3. Each player may draw up to three cards (four if they show an ace).
  4. Normal betting round, with the player to the left of the dealer opening.
  5. Showdown, high hand wins.
Source: Public Domain

Variants

NameSummary
Acey Ducey Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Twos and aces are wild
Aggressive Draw Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Last raiser bets; Showdown
All for One or One for All Five down; Lead bet; Get one down or a new hand; Lead bet; Repeat until there aren't enough cards; Showdown
Assassin Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, get an extra for every duece; Lead bet; Showdown; You can't win with a two
Assassin III Add a joker to the deck; Four down; One down no-peek; Lead bet; Draw two; Lead bet; Flip the no-peek, joker's fold; Showdown; Joker's wild
Australian Poker Five down; Lead bet with forced open; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet with forced open; Showdown
Balls Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Colored pairs are wild
Bid Poker Five down; Lead bet; One table up; Auction one card; Lead bet; Repeat once for each player; Showdown
Blind Tiger Five down; Lead bet with two blinds; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet with two blinds; Showdown
California Draw with the Bug Add a joker to the deck; Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Bugs
Call a Wild Dealer declares the call rank; Five down; Lead bet; Call rank holders determine wilds; Lead bet; Showdown
Canadian Draw Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown, high with four flush and four straight
Chappy Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Dueces, one-eyed jacks, and the suicide king are wild
Connect Four Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Fours and your low are wild
Devore Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Threes and fives are wild; King and nine must fold
Diablo Five down; Lead bet; If no one opens, reante and redeal; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown, opener must win; Dueces wild
DMZ Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Buy one; Showdown; Aces are wild
Dog Butt Five down; Reveal fours for extra cards; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Reveal fours for extra cards; Lead bet; Showdown; Threes and nines are wild
Double Draw Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown
Double Jesus Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Twos and one-eyed jacks are double wilds
Double Legged Poker Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; High hand gets a leg; Repeat until someone gets two legs
Double Two Five down; Lead bet; Draw two; Lead bet; Lead bet; Draw two; Lead bet; Showdown
Draw Your Own Five down; Three no peek; Lead bet; One mandatory no peek draw; Lead bet; One mandatory no peek draw; Lead bet; One mandatory no peek draw; Lead bet; Showdown
English Draw Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four for the lead; Lead bet; Showdown
English Poker Five down; Lead bet with a blind; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet with a blind; Showdown
Firebaugh Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; The two, four, nine, and five of diamonds are wild
Five and Two Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; One common up; Lead bet; One common up; Lead bet; Showdown; Use all or none of the commons
Five Card Draw II Five down; Lead bet; Draw five; Lead bet; Showdown
Five Card Draw One Eyed Jacks Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; One eyed jacks are wild
Five Draw Any Card Wild Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Any card is wild
Five Draw Any Value Wild Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Any rank is wild
Five Draw Pair No Pair Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; High/low cards speak; No pair low qualifier; Pair high qualifier
Four Card Draw Four down; Lead bet; Draw four; Lead bet; Showdown
Frankenstein Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, discards to the table; Lead bet; Showdown, must beat the table or match
Freak of Nature Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Highest below seven is wild
Fuzzy Draw Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Twos through tens are ambivalent, two suits
Hickock Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Black aces and eights are wild
Hot Pastrami Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; High/low declare
Jack Daniels Five down; Seven table down; Lead bet; Draw three from the table, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown
Jack Shit Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown, jack high beats all
Jackpot Poker Five down; Lead bet; Twist one; Lead bet; Repeat until someone is set.; Showdown; Dueces wild
Jacks High Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Jacks or better looses
Jacks or Better Five down; Lead bet, jacks to open; If no one opens, redeal; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown
Kings and Low Men Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Kings and lows are wild
Kinky Sex Draw Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Sixes and nines make each other wild
Lalapalooza Declare top hand; Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown, declared hand beats all
Lefty Louie Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Left facing cards are wild
Low Card Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Your low indicates wild for you
Lowboy Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Lowball
Magic Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Suited connectors are wild
Making Babies Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; A king and queen make lows wild
Menage a Trois Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; One eyed jacks, suicide king, and bed post queen are wild
Mexican Draw Take out 2s, 8-10, and add four jokers; Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown
Micky Mantle Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Sevens are wild
Monkey Love Five down; Lead bet; Draw three and pass; Lead bet; Showdown
Neal Deal Red Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown, red queens beat all; Tens, twos, and fours are wild
Old English Draw Five down; Lead bet with two blinds and a straddle; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown, high with cats and dogs
One Eyed King Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; One eyed king is wild
Pass the Crap Five down; Lead bet; Exchange three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown
Pay for Your Draw Five down; Lead bet; Twist three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown
Pay to Fold Don't ante; Five down; Lead bet, pay to fold; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet, pay to fold; Showdown
Pothooks Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Nines are wild
Pregnant Threes Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Threes, sixes, and nines are wild
Red-Black Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Red/Black blackjack showdown
Red and Black Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; High counting wins
Rodney King Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Clubs are wild if you have a king
Rollouts Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Put cards in order; Flip the top one; High bet; Flip the top one; High bet; Flip the top one; High bet; Flip the top one; High bet; High/low declare
Rubidoux Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace, can't draw threes or fours; Lead bet; Showdown; Aces are wild
Ruin Your Neighbor Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Pass one left; Showdown
Seven Card Draw II Seven down; Lead bet; Draw five; Lead bet; Showdown
Short Deck Draw Use a 32 card stripped deck; Five down; Lead bet; Discard four; Deal back to five; Lead bet; Showdown
Shotgun Three down; Lead bet; Two down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown
Six Back to Five Five down; Lead bet; Draw four, get back one less; Lead bet; Showdown
Sixty Nine Draw Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Sixes can be nines and vice versa
Slippery Elmer Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; One table up; Lead bet; Showdown; Table indicates wild
Snowmen and Hockey Sticks Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Sevens and eights are wild
Spanish Draw Use a 32 card stripped deck; Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown
Stooge Poker Five down; Three no peek; Lead bet, three bump limit per game; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet, three bump limit per game; Showdown; If there's a raise, flip a no peek card; If the second no peek is flipped, draw it; First flipped indicates wild, third flipped indicates dead
Straight Draw Poker Five down; Lead bet, no pass; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet, no pass; Showdown
Switch Five down; Lead bet; Take one from your left; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Take one from your left; Showdown
Ten High Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown; Pair of tens high qualifier
The Emporer's New Cards Five down; Lead bet; Delayed draw of three, four with an ace, cards come back up; Lead bet; Showdown
The Full Monty Five down; Lead bet; Draw five; Lead bet; Showdown
three card draw Three down; Lead bet; Draw two; Lead bet; Showdown
Three Card Draw Three down; Lead bet; Draw two; Lead bet; Showdown
Three Twist Five down; Lead bet; Twist three, one at a time; Lead bet; Showdown
Three Two One Six down; One table up; Lead bet; Mandatory draw of three; Lead bet; Mandatory draw of two; Lead bet; One mandatory draw; Lead bet; Discard one to the table; Make sure the table has five cards; Showdown, must beat the table
Trash Bin Six down; Discard one to the table; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Flip all table cards; Showdown; Table cards indicate wild
Trees Five down; Lead bet; Trade; Lead bet; Showdown
Up Your Draws Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Flip the discards; Lead bet; Showdown
Vice President Five down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Second best hand wins
Zombie Five down; Five table down; Lead bet; Draw three, four with an ace; Lead bet; Showdown with second chance

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