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.
