How to Play Draw Poker

The game of poker has become a huge world wide phenomenon. His popularity can be judged by the fact that he last James Bonds movie 'Casino Royale' was set around a high stakes poker game instead of the game of Baccarat as it was in the original. There are different forms of poker and each one has its own unique charm. You need to find the form of poker that you like. Some forms of poker like Texas Hold'em and Omaha require a heavy use of strategy where as Stud poker is more of a game of chance. Depending on what you like you will find a variation of the game that is perfect for you. Be warned though that this game is highly addictive. A form of poker that a lot of people enjoy is Draw poker. What is draw poker? In this article that is exactly what we will try to find out.

In this variant of poker each player is deal with a complete hand. After the hand has been eliminated the first betting round begins. The reason the game is called draw poker is that player's can develop and improve their hand in the subsequent betting round by 'drawing cards'. The game being with each player being dealt five cards face down.

The players look at their cards and need to make sure that the other players do not see what they have. After the first round of betting if more than one player is still left in the game each player states how may cards, from their hand, they want to replace. The players surrender these cards and the dealer deals fresh cards to each player. The dealer will deal enough cards so that each player has five cards in hand. This is called the draw stage. Another round of betting is followed by the draw stage and if there are multiple players left the game ends with a showdown. The person with the highest hand wins.

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Source by Gregory C Hogan