So just don't do it. It's in your best interest, after all. Really, just don't reveal anything you don't have to. This game is just as much about psychology as it is about luck and strategy!

Which brings up the next point. Practice your poker face. Those guys aren't wearing their sunglasses inside just to channel Corey Hart.

Or fake 'em out, whichever. The people across from you are probably trying to figure out your playing style -- so make it as difficult for them as possible.

It's best to just not be ruffled by anything. If you have a good hand, so be it. If you have a bad hand, so be it.

If you have an incredibly mediocre hand, so be it. There's no room for feelings in poker, kid. Change up how you bet and draw.

It's not uncommon for a newbie poker player to win, partly based on the fact that they don't know what they're doing and haven't developed a tried-and-true strategy; they kind of just go by the seat of their pants.

Because of this, their opponents have no idea what to expect. So switch up how you attack the game in two ways: how you bet and how you draw.

The betting is pretty straight-foward. Sometimes bet when you have a terrible hand, sometimes don't. Sometimes do outrageous raises, sometimes fold all too easily.

Sometimes raise when you can call, sometimes call when you probably should've raised, etc. There's infinite possibilities.

The number of cards you draw is actually pretty telling. If you draw one, your opponents probably think you have two pair or you're gunning for a flush or a straight.

So even if you'd think about drawing two, this could be a strategy. Or vice versa! Don't hem and haw too much. You can hem and haw a little when placing your bets -- everyone needs a minute once in a while to wrap their brain around the game -- but don't waste everyone's time with each round.

The game is a lot more exciting when it keeps going. If you don't have a goldfish's clue as to what to do after a minute, just go for it.

It's called the learning process. Be polite. Poker players take their game very seriously. Have you ever walked into a poker tournament and started making noise?

You'll be escorted out faster than you can fold 'em. So be polite. Don't cause a stir, be purposefully distracting or obnoxious, and keep to yourself.

People are trying to make money here. In general, be quiet when you're out. If you've folded, you have no business getting in on the mix.

Just watch, have fun observing, and let the hand play out. You'll learn more from watching than you will any other way. Don't splash into the pot.

If you're making a big bet, don't throw your money into the pot; it becomes much, much harder to count that way.

Instead, put it in in stacks of 5 or It keeps things clean and simple. Be a gracious winner and loser.

Attitudes can easily ruin this game, so don't do it. If you mopped the floor with them, don't rub it in their faces.

And if you were the mop, kindly demand a rematch. Same time next week? Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.

If you don't want to play with real money, you could use poker chips if you have any of those and play for "points," or if you don't have real chips you can use checkers.

Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0. The position to the left of the dealer is the best. If someone to the right of you bets, you have to put at least that much on the table.

Home games typically use an ante ; the first betting round begins with the player to the dealer's left, and the second round begins with the player who opened the first round.

Play begins with each player being dealt five cards, one at a time, all face down. The remaining deck is placed aside, often protected by placing a chip or other marker on it.

Players pick up the cards and hold them in their hands, being careful to keep them concealed from the other players, then a round of betting occurs.

If more than one player remains after the first round, the "draw" phase begins. Each player specifies how many of their cards they wish to replace and discards them.

The deck is retrieved, and each player is dealt in turn from the deck the same number of cards they discarded so that each player again has five cards.

A second "after the draw" betting round occurs beginning with the player to the dealer's left or else beginning with the player who opened the first round the latter is common when antes are used instead of blinds.

This is followed by a showdown , if more than one player remains, in which the player with the best hand wins the pot.

A common "house rule" in some places is that a player may not replace more than three cards, unless they draw four cards while keeping an ace or wild card.

This rule is useful for low-stakes social games where many players will stay for the draw, and will help avoid depletion of the deck.

In more serious games such as those played in casinos it is unnecessary and generally not used. However, a rule used by many casinos is that a player is not allowed to draw five consecutive cards from the deck.

As with Hold'em, the goal in 5 Card Draw is to make the best five-card high hand. The small blind and big blind are assigned to the players to the left of the dealer button, which determines the order in which cards are dealt.

When you first buy in to a 5 Card Draw game, you'll have the option of waiting for the big blind to reach your position before you begin playing or posting a blind equivalent to the big blind to be dealt immediately, except when sitting in a position that would put you in the small blind position or on the button, where you'll have to wait for the next hand to play.

Once the blinds are posted, the hand is underway. With 5 Card Draw, five cards are dealt face down to each player in the hand, starting with the player to the left of the dealer button.

After the cards are dealt, the first round of betting ensues. Starting with the player to the left of the big blind, each player has the option to fold their hand, call the current bet or raise it up!

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