Home game · Draw
Fives is a draw game with five draws, each paid for card by card, and just one betting round at the end. The catch is that the winning hand must contain a five. If the best hand at showdown has no five, nobody wins: the remaining players ante again and replay for the same pot.
Also known as 5s
Fives, also written 5s, is a variant of Five Card Draw contributed to pagat.com by Don Cunningham.
It uses a standard 52-card deck with no wild cards. Hands are ranked by the standard poker hand rankings.
To win the pot, a player must hold the best hand at showdown and that hand must contain at least one five.
Each player antes and is dealt five cards face down.
There are then five draws. In each draw, every player may discard any number of cards, from none to all five, and receives the same number of replacements.
A player pays a fixed amount into the pot for every card drawn. The amount per card is usually equal to the ante.
There is no betting during the draws.
The deck will often run out. When it does, the discards are shuffled and play continues with them.
| Stage | Action |
|---|---|
| Deal | Ante; five cards each |
| Draws 1 to 5 | Each player draws any number of cards, paying per card |
| Betting | One betting round |
| Showdown | Best hand wins only if it contains a five |
After the fifth draw there is a single betting round, followed by the showdown.
If the best hand at showdown contains a five, it wins the pot.
If the best hand does not contain a five, no one wins, even if another player's hand contains a five. The players who did not fold each ante again and play a new hand for the same pot. Players who folded take no part in the replay.
If hands tie, a tied hand containing a five beats one without. If both tied hands contain a five and are identical, the pot is split.
The best hand has no five
Two players reach the showdown. A holds K♠K♦K♣8♥8♠, a full house. B holds 6♥6♦6♣5♠2♦, three sixes with a five.
A has the better hand, but it contains no five, so A cannot win. B holds a five, but B's hand is not the best. Neither player wins. A and B each ante again and replay for the same pot.
The cost of drawing
With an ante and draw price of 1 chip, a player who draws 3, 2, 2, 0 and 1 cards over the five draws pays 8 chips for the draws, on top of the ante.
Yes. The winning hand must contain a five. If the best hand at the showdown has no five, nobody wins and the remaining players replay for the same pot.
Any number, from none to all five, in each of the five draws. You pay a set amount for every card you draw.
There is only one betting round, after all five draws are complete.
Where any doubt remains in the application of this document, Rob is right.
Hand rankings, high to low: royal flush · straight flush · four of a kind · full house · flush · straight · three of a kind · two pair · one pair · high card. Suits never break ties.
Fives Rules · OPR-603 · officialpokerrules.com/fives/