Five-card draw
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Five-card draw poker used to be the most prominent variant non-players thought about poker. (Since the poker boom, its visibility has largely been obscured by hold'em.
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[edit] Mechanics
Despite the different minor variations, the mechanics of draw poker are usually the same:
betting round draw, in which each player can replace one or more her cards by discarding them in turn, following the betting order betting round showdown
[edit] Jacks-or-better
Until California legalized "stud" games, including hold'em, in 1987, draw was the most popular game in cardrooms there. Specifically, the prominent variant was "jacks-or-better" where a player was required to have at least a pair of jacks to bet before the draw.
[edit] Contemporary online draw
[edit] Strategy and tactics
[edit] Discussion threads
- Five Card Draw (2+2, November 2005) - Discusses the best available books on 5CD.
- Five card draw (startyourbankroll.com, 2006)
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