5-Card Draw Also called Draw Poker for High. This is the basic form of draw poker, and by far the most popular. Each player is dealt five cards face down. There is a betting round and then each player in turn may discard and replace any of his cards with the goal of improving his hand. There is another betting round and then the showdown, in which the highest poker hand wins. You'll usually need at least two pairs to win.

5-Card Draw, High-Low This is a variation of the most popular form of draw poker, played for both high and low hands. Each player is dealt five cards face down. There is a betting round and then each player in turn may discard and replace any of his cards with the goal of improving his hand for high, or to break up pairs in an attempt to gain the worst poker hand possible. There is another betting round and then the showdown, in which the highest and lowest poker hands split the pot. It usually takes a high pair to win the high pot, while a ten-high (with no pairs) is a reasonable low hand.

5-Card Draw with the Bug This is a variation of the most popular form of draw poker. There is one joker in the deck, which is used as the "bug". It can be used only as an ace, or to represent the missing card in a straight or flush. The joker cannot be used, for example, to turn two kings into three. Each player is dealt five cards face down. There is a betting round and then each player in turn may discard and replace any of his cards with the goal of improving his hand. There is another betting round and then the showdown, in which the highest poker hand wins. With the presence of the bug, most pots are won by two pairs or better.

5-Card Draw for 6 Players Also called Draw Poker for High. This is the basic form of draw poker, and by far the most popular. Each player is dealt five cards face down. There is a betting round and then each player in turn may discard and replace up to three cards with the goal of improving his hand. There is another betting round and then the showdown, in which the highest poker hand wins. You'll usually need at least two pairs to win.

5-Card Draw, Joker's Wild This is a variation of the most popular form of draw poker. There is one joker in the deck, and it is fully wild. Each player is dealt five cards face down. There is a betting round and then each player in turn may discard and replace any of his cards with the goal of improving his hand. There is another betting round and then the showdown, in which the highest poker hand wins. With the presence of the joker, most pots are won by two pairs or three-of-a-kind.