If a player holds an ace, he can discard the other four cards but must retain the ace. Each player then discards and draws up to 3 new cards to try and make a better hand than what they were dealt.Starting with the player to the dealer's left, the dealer deals each player five cards, clockwise, one card at a time (face down with real cards): First card to each player, second card to each player, etc.The deal can rotate clockwise among the players so that each person has a turn at dealing. Without betting, the basic rules of 5 card draw poker are as follows:
