Either click on the Play Now button above or look below and select the room that you wish to play in. The game will open in a new window.
In the new window, scroll down through the list and select a table that is available. Click Join. Or create a new table by clicking on the Create Table button located in the control panel box.
When the new table is created and you have a partner ready to play, click on Start and wait for your partner's confirmation.
The flashing arrow above your cards means that it is your turn to bid.
If you wish to fold, click the “Fold” button. If you wish to check, click the “Check” button.
The third button on the screen will say either “Bet to:” or “Raise to:”.
Next to the “Bet to:”/”Raise to:” button is a field where you can enter any dollar amount. If you wish to “bet” or “raise the bet”, click on this field, then use your keyboard to enter the amount you would like to bet to or raise to, then click on the “Bet to:”/”Raise to:” button.
The amount of money currently in the pot is displayed to the right of the community cards.
The current bid amount is displayed to the left of the community cards.
After each hand is played, the amount you have won or lost will be displayed in parenthesis above your cards.
After each hand is played, you must chose whether to continue playing by clicking Stop or Continue to continue the game.
Poker 5 Card Draw is easy to learn. Thousands of players have learned to play at our site.
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.
