Double Draw Poker has become popular recently, despite its novelty this version of poker has already started to conquer casinos in the USA and online casinos. Unfortunately, this version is not as popular in the world as in the States.
The game is played with a deck of 54 cards, standard 52 cards plus two Jokers. Jokers can be used as an Ace or to complete a straight or a flush. The chance of getting a joker, with two closures is about 17.82%, which is insignificant but a good chance to collect the combination.
First, let’s introduce you to the rules of double draw poker, as the name implies, almost the only change is the ability to draw.
At the beginning of the game, everything is similar to standard poker, players make an initial bet, as well as a mandatory bonus bet. After that, according to the standard rules, the dealer deals five cards to all players.
Now players can look at their cards, then the players can fold or play.
- IF FOLD – the player loses his Ante and Bonus bets
- IF PLAYS – the player makes an additional Ante.
Player can play with his hand or draw up to three cards to get a better combination
- IF DRAW dealer gives to the player the number of cards that the player has chosen
- After the first draw, the player again chooses to fold or play.
- IF FOLD – the player loses his Ante, Bonus and first Draw wager
- IF PLAYS – the player makes an additional Ante.
Player can play with his hand or draw a second time, but this time only one card is to get a better combination (that’s why it is called double draw poker)
- IF DRAW dealer gives one card to the player
- The final part of the game is checking combinations, very different from standard poker, you need to collect a combination better in value than two pairs to win. All combinations will be listed below.
After a brief introduction to the rules of double draw poker, you can understand how this game got its name and how to play it. Learning the rules will not be a problem for poker players, but you should also pay special attention to the combinations.
If you create a hand of two pairs or better, you will earn a 1 to 1 payout on Draw and Ante bets. When it comes to the Bonus bet in double draw poker, it pays according to the next list:
- Five Aces 500 – 1
- Natural Royal Flush 100 – 1
- Wild Royal Flush 50 – 1
- Straight Flush 50 – 1
- Four of a Kind 20 – 1
- Full House 5 – 1
- Flush 3 – 1
- Straight 2 – 1
- Three of a Kind 1 – 1
In conclusion, we can say that double draw poker is an interesting version of poker that is quite easy to learn for beginners and professional players. Like with any other version, we advise you to at least try to play it in order to understand what you like more and take a break from regular poker.