60-second Poker 5 Card Draw Quick Start rules
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In Poker 5 Card Draw, players first place a small bet into the pot. Each player then receives five cards. Then there is a round of betting. After this first betting round is complete, each player can exchange one, two, or three of his cards for new cards. Or, if he wishes, the player can keep all of his original cards. Then there is a second round of betting. After this second betting round, players that are still in the game reveal their cards. The player with the highest cards wins the pot.
Below is a ranking from worst to best of the types of poker hands.
- ONE PAIR - happens when a player has two figures of the same value in his hand, for example two kings, two tens, two aces etc.
- TWO PAIRS - happens when a player has a pair of the same figures twice, for example two kings and two aces, two thirds and two tens etc.
- THREE OF A KIND - as the name says, it happens when a player has three cards of the same value, for example three aces.
- STRAIGHT - five cards (with different suits) which are grouped one after the other, for example 7,8,9,10,J.
- FLUSH - five cards with the same suit, for example A,J,10,7,2.
- FULL HOUSE - a set of PAIR and THREE OF A KIND, which means for example K,K,A,A,A.
- FOUR OF A KIND - as the name says, it happens when a player has four cards of the same value, for example four kings or four aces and so on.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - the strongest set in game. It is five cards in the same suit which are grouped one after another, for example A,K,D,J,10 of spades.
Here’s a bit more about how betting works in poker.
During each of the four betting phases of the game, players can take a number of actions:
- Bet: The first player to wager money and put that money into the pot has placed a bet. A bet is only called a bet when the player is the first player to bet. Otherwise, it is called a call or a raise.
- Call: When a player is NOT the first player to bet, and he matches the bet of the previous players, his bet is called a call. If a player does not call, then he must either raise or fold.
- Raise: When a player is NOT the first player to bet, and he increases the bet of the previous players, his bet is called a raise. When a player raises, he increases the amount of money at stake by increasing the bet.
- Check: Check means to put no money in the pot. If the players before him have checked (put no more money into the pot), then the player can also check. But if the players before him have bet, called or raised, then the player cannot check. He must either call, raise, or fold.
- Fold: The player gives up for this round of betting, forfeiting all money that he has put into the pot this round.
The basic betting rule is that all players must have the same amount of money in the pot. If a player doesn’t want to put at least the same amount of money into the pot, that player must fold.
That’s it! You’re ready to start playing Poker 5 Card Draw.