Rules for Draw Poker
Introduction
Draw poker is the original version of the
game and is always played with closed hands of cards. Each
player is initially dealt five cards down. After the first
betting round, each player can exchange up to four of these
five cards.
To determine the winning hand at the showdown,
each player must display all five cards.
The dealer for each game is designated with
a Dealer-Button. This button is passed on in a clockwise
direction after each game. In this way, each player in turn
has the advantage of being last to call the play.
Limits
Draw poker is a classic no-limit game, however
Spread-limits and Pot-limits are not unusual.
Game Procedure
1. Determining the first dealer :
The croupier deals one card open to each
player in turn, beginning with the player on the left. The
player with the High-Card by Suit (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds,
Clubs) receives the first dealer button. The open cards
dealt are then returned to the deck.
2. Ante :
Each player pays in the relevant ante for
the valid limit before the initial deal
3. initial Deal :
The dealer gives five cards down to each
player, one after the other, beginning with the player on
the left of the Dealer-Button.
4. First Betting Round :
The player on the left of the Dealer-Button
has the first say. The following options are possible :
a) Pass
b) Bet within the valid limit
The following players decide in the following
manner :
a) Pass
b) Call
c) Raise
5. Draw :
Each player can now exchange up to 4 of their
Hole-Cards, beginning with the player on the left of the
Dealer-Button. The discarded cards are passed to the croupier.
The dealer takes these cards and immediately
exchanges them for the same number of cards from the deck.
Once all players have exchanged cars, the game continues.
6. Second and Final Betting
Round :
The first active player left of the Dealer-Button
has the following options :
a) Check
b) Pass
c) Bet within the limit permitted.
7. Showdown :
When all betting has finished, the cards
are revealed on the table. The dealer decides on the winning
hand.
IV Special Draw Rules
1. Announcing the Draw
:
The players must say how many cards they
wish to exchange or declare that they “Stand pat” i.e. do
not wish to exchange any cards.
2. Too few cards for a
complete draw :
In the event that not enough cards remain
for a draw, the procedure is as follows :
The player receives the cards remaining in
the deck and then the dealer shuffles the burn-cards and
the cards discarded by the previous players. The player
then receives the remainder of the exchange cards. The cards
discarded by the player are of course not included
in the shuffle.
3. Decision on amount of
Draw Cards :
The players may change their minds on the
amount of cards to draw, up to the time the dealer deals
the first exchange card or the next player has announced
the draw.
4. Information concerning
Draw Cards :
The player must answer truthfully when asked
by another active player how many cards they have exchanged,
as long as the second betting round has not yet started.
5. Too many or too few
cards :
a) Before the first betting round
If a player claims to have less than five
cards before the first betting round, then they shall receive
the missing amount of cards at the end of the deal as long
as the betting round has not started. If the games has been
opened, then only the player with the Dealer-Button can
receive the missing amount with their draw cards.
b) After the draw
If a player claims to have too few or too
many cards after the draw, this constitutes a bum-hand.
6. Open cards :
If a card is accidentally dealt open during
the draw, the player is not permitted to keep the card.
The player receives a replacement card at the end of the
draw.
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