One of the best ways to understand the game of Poker is through a short walk-through of the easy online poker game 5-Card-Draw.

To play 5-card Draw, use any regular deck of 52 cards. Aces are high in Poker, then Kings, Queens and Jacks. All of he suits are worth the same I this game. To start off, the dealer gives each player five cards. To win a player must have a winning poker hand. These are the winning Poker hands (in descending order):

Ranking order

Royal Flush - five cards with the highest value, Ace to ten and all of the cards are from the same suit.

Straight Flush - five cards of the same suit in uninterrupted numerical sequence (it doesn't matter which five consecutive numbers).

Four of a Kind - four cards of the same value.

Full House - three cards of the same value, and any pair of a different value.

Flush - any five cards of the identical suit.

Straight - any five consecutive cards of different suits. Aces can be high or low.

Three of a Kind - three cards of the same value.

Two Pair - any two pairs of two cards. Within each pair, the cards match in number value. For example in one pair the cards are a 4 of Hearts and a 4 of Spades and the second pair is 7 of Clubs and a 7 of Hearts.

Pair - any two cards of the same value.

High Card - in the case of no other hands, the player with the highest card wins.

Basic Rules

1)   At the start of the Poker game, the players ante up and place their bets in the poker pot.

2)   The poker dealer distributes five cards one at a time to each poker player.

3)   Players look at their cards, and decide their poker strategies and bets.

4)   Players can swap up to a maximum of three cards from their hand. Players with an Ace swap up to four cards, with the stipulation that the player shows the Ace.

5)   One more round of betting begins.