Five cards draw poker is a very popular and recognized, probably the only one kind of poker well known in whole world. Criticised in the common opinions, films and articles as the simplest and shortest way to lose out all the money and goods. In reality it is one of the kinds of classic poker with a few iron rules. Read, please, how to play he traditional poker.

Maximum of five players, every player gets five cards. Everyone can change some cards once. Two stages of bidding, the rules are established fro the very beginning. Two players on the left hand side from the dealer pay small and big blind, like in Texas Holdem. Next all the player get 5 covered cards each, only for them.

After the hand the first round of the bidding starts. The players estimate the power and the potential of their cards and decide to call, to raise or to fold before the exchange.

When the round of bidding is finished each player is allowed to reject his cards and pick up to 5 new cards. After the exchange the second round of bidding starts, it is finished when all the stakes are on the same level. The presentation and comparing the orders of cards take place, the winner is appointed. The standard hierarchy of card orders is respected.