Game Summary

PLAYERS: The game is played by 2-5 players.

DECK: Cards 2,3,4,5 and 6 have been removed. The deck contains cards from 7 to Ace. If there are five active players at the start of the hand the 6’s should also be in the deck.

BETTING STRUCTURES: Five Card Draw 7-A can be played as a Limit, Pot limit or No limit game.

BUTTON AND BLINDS: The game is played with a dealer button, a small blind and a big blind, just like Texas Hold’em. The player to the left of the dealer posts a small blind and the player to the left of the small blind posts a big blind before the cards are dealt.

THE DEAL: Five cards face down are dealt to each player.

PLAY: After the deal, the first betting round starts. At the end of the first betting round, each player may discard and draw up to five cards. If there are not enough cards left in the deck, the discarded cards are shuffled and used again. A second round of betting ensues, followed by the showdown.

SHOWDOWN: The winner of the hand is the player who holds the highest hand according to universal poker hand rankings.

·Straight flush
·Royal flush
·Four of a kind
·Full house
·Flush
·Straight
·Three of a kind
·Two pair
·One Pair

Ace can also be used as the lowest card in a straight, i.e. A-7-8-9-10 (A-6-7-8-9 in case of the 6’s being used). If the 10 high straight is suited with an ace as the lowest card, it qualifies as a straight flush. This also applies to the 9 high suited straight in case of the 6’s being used.