Every player is dealt five cards face down and antes into the pot via small and big blinds. After a round of betting, each player still in the hand may discard up to three cards and draw replacements. A second round of betting follows, then the best five-card hand at showdown wins the pot.
Betting
No-limit: bet or raise any amount up to your full stack. A raise must be at least as large as the previous bet or raise, unless you're going all-in for less.
The Draw
Discard 0–3 cards. Standing pat (discarding nothing) is a legal, sometimes deliberately deceptive, choice.
Reading the Draw
How many cards an opponent takes is the only public information in this game, and it is most of the skill. Each seat's draw is shown next to them and stays there for the whole hand.
Stood pat — already holds a made hand: a straight, a flush, or a full house. Or wants you to think so.
Drew one — almost always four to a straight or a flush, or two pair hoping to fill. Strong if it hits, nothing if it misses.
Drew two — usually three of a kind, sometimes three to a flush. A drawn two that then bets hard is often trips.
Drew three — one pair, the most common holding of all. Beatable.
Watch what happens after the draw. Someone who drew three and then bets big has either improved or decided to represent it. Someone who stood pat and then checks may have been drawing dead all along.
The same applies to you, in reverse: standing pat with nothing is a bluff the table can believe, and drawing three with a big pair hides its strength.
The Players
Each computer player has a style, shown under their name: Cautious plays few hands, Caller calls a lot and rarely raises, Bold plays many hands aggressively and bluffs, Sharp is selective and aggressive and sets traps, Steady is in between.
Hand Ranking (high to low)
Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, Pair, High Card.
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Stats
Settings
Sound effects
Table speedHow long opponents take. Speeds up automatically once you are out of the hand.
Opponent difficulty
Confirm all-inAsks twice before you commit your whole stack.
Four-colour deckDiamonds blue and clubs green, so suits never blur together.
Large cardsBigger ranks and suits in your own hand.
Reduce motionShortens card lifts and fades.
Four-card draw with an aceHouse rule: keep one ace and draw four. Applies from the next hand.
Keyboard
F fold C check or call B bet or raise
1–5 pick cards to discard D draw
Enter confirm N next hand Esc close a panel
You're Out of Chips
Your stack is empty. Rebuy to keep playing this table.