Variations on Draw Poker

From the pre-Hold ‘em archive comes these variations on the classic game of 5-card draw. Hey, it’s the first game you ever learned how to play…don’t you think it’s time for a facelift?

WARNING: The mere suggestion of some of these games may result in being shouted off of the table and sent out in the freezing cold for a beer run.

Baseball. Standard 5-card draw, where 3’s and 9’s are wild.

Night baseball. Same as Baseball, but 3’s, 7’s and 9’s are wild.

Double Draw. If you’re looking for bigger hands, give this one a spin by simply adding another draw and round of betting after the initial draw-bet sequence.

Triple Draw. Yeah, you guessed it: one more draw means super-colossal hands for all!

Lowball. It’s standard 5-card draw rules here, but the lowest hand wins the pot. (Lowest hands = 6-4-3-2-1, 6-5-4-3-1, etc.). For additional wackiness, throw in the double or triple draw rules into the Lowball game.

Jacks or Better. In this 5-card draw variation, you must have at least a pair of jacks in your hand to open. If nobody has the jacks or better, everyone tosses in their cards and the hand is re-dealt.

Jacks or Better, Trips to Win. Same as above, EXCEPT you will need to be holding at least a three-of-a-kind in order to bring home the money at the end of the hand. If nobody has trips at the end, those who did not fold are dealt into a new game (with the pot carrying over into the next hand).

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