If the blind has already folded, the round starts with the next active player to the left of the small blind. The drawing round begins with the small blind and proceeds left in a clockwise position. If one or more player has called the pot (i.e., made a bet), a round of drawing occurs. This is where the gameplay varies from games like Texas Hold’em and Carribean or Seven-card Stud. The first betting round commences, where the blind and each player make an action bet, raise, call or fold. These cards are dealt face down so only the player can see their own hand. The dealer then deals each player five cards, one at a time.

This is the cost of being played into the hand. In most games, there is an initial ante, which is a nominal bet amount. Two to six players can start a hand of five-card draw poker. The gameplay is quite different to hold’em and stud games, and there are no community cards or exposed cards. Since five card draw is a draw variant of poker, players are dealt their full hand before the first betting round. …you are allowed to discard and draw up to three new cards to help you create the strongest hand.