Description: Basic 5-Card Draw Strategy
A trap that less skilled 5 card players often fall into is playing too many hands, especially hands that draw a straight or a straight flush. In many cases, the saying “tight is right” applies when it comes to starting the selection of your starting hands in 5-Card Draw.
As in all variations of poker, your position in relation to the button is also important in 5 card poker. The closer you are to the button, the more hands you can play and make them profitable. Regardless of your position, you should almost always get into the pot with a raise because by just calling the blind, several other players are calling behind, which means you need a much stronger hand to win the pot. .
Play tight from the top positions and raise hands with aces or kings. As your position improves, you can add other high pairs such as queens, jacks, tens and nines, provided the latter has a good kicker (a good high card like a Ace or King).