5 Card Draw Poker Rules + Instructions

How to Play - Instructions

Play 5 card online draw poker for fun and practice.

First choose your wager with the four bet buttons (1 - 10 credits), and then click draw to start a hand. You will be given 5 cards. Click the red box(es) below each card to select which card(s) you want to discard. Then, click draw again to draw your new cards. If you have a winning hand, you'll be paid according to the odds table.

Winning Hands

The following is an explanation of the winning hands:

  • Jacks or Better
    A pair of Aces, Kings, Queens or Jacks. For example: 7,9,10,Q,Q.
  • 2 pair
    2 pairs of cards with the same rank. For example: 4,4,10,10,K.
  • 3 of a kind
    A set of three cards of the same rank. For example: 7,7,7,9,10.
  • Straight
    For this hand, the ranks of all 5 cards must form a series. For example: 3,4,5,6,7. An ace may be high or low, but not both, so A,2,3,4,5 and T,J,Q,K,A are both OK straights, but Q,K,A,2,3 is not.
  • Flush
    All 5 cards have the same suit. For example: the 2,4,7,8,K, of hearts
  • Full House
    This hand is a combination of a pair and 3 of a kind. 3 cards of one rank and 2 cards of another rank. For example: 2,2,2,J,J.
  • 4 of a Kind
    4 out of the 5 cards with the same rank. For example: 4,4,4,4,7.
  • Straight Flush
    A hand that's a straight and a flush, as explained above. For example, the 2,3,4,5,6 of hearts.
  • Royal Flush
    This is the most difficult hand to get and pays off the most in video poker. It consists of the Ten, Jack, Queen, King & Ace of the same suit.