Five Card Draw rules
Make the best five-card poker hand from your own cards. There is no board.
How a hand goes
- 1Everyone gets five private cards, then a betting round.
- 2The draw: throw away any of your cards and get new ones in their place, or keep them all (stand pat).
- 3A second betting round, then the best high hand wins.
What wins
1A♠K♠Q♠J♠10♠royal flush
29♥8♥7♥6♥5♥straight flush
3K♣K♦K♥K♠3♦four of a kind
4Q♥Q♦Q♠7♣7♥full house
5A♦J♦8♦5♦2♦flush
610♣9♦8♠7♥6♣straight
78♣8♦8♠K♥4♣three of a kind
8J♥J♣4♦4♠A♣two pair
910♥10♠K♦7♣3♥pair
10A♥Q♣9♦6♠3♣high card
Good to know
- Drawing three to a pair or one to a flush are the usual plays.
- How many cards someone draws tells you a lot about their hand.