A WHEEL WITHOUT THE WORRY
Ace-to-Five Single Draw.
Five low ranks; straights and suits cannot spoil it.
THE DEFINING TWIST
One draw, aces low, straights and flushes ignored. Ante-only, no-joker convention.
Ace-to-five draw
Know the twist.
Enjoy the table.
Illustrative hand · explore the result in Read the Table
YOUR GUIDE TO THIS VERSION
Know your table.
The rules that matter.
- Ante-only source option.
- No joker; no optional betting-sevens restriction.
From first card to final reveal.
- Prepare. Use 52 cards without jokers; agree antes and limits.
Optional joker and betting-sevens penalties are not used.
- Deal five. Ante; deal five private cards each.
There is no community board.
- First betting. Begin at dealer’s left and continue clockwise.
Record who opens; they begin the final betting.
- Choose discards. Each survivor selects zero to five cards in turn from dealer’s left.
Zero means standing pat.
- Draw once. Burn; replace each player’s chosen discards.
If needed, reshuffle eligible earlier discards; exclude the current player’s discards.
- Final betting. The first-round opener begins.
There is only one draw.
- Read low. Choose the lowest five-card value: aces low, no penalty for straight or flush.
Pairs hurt. Compare highest cards downward.
- Award. Lowest hand wins; split identical values.
A–2–3–4–5 is best regardless of suit.
Where these rules come from.
Established variation; this guide follows the linked rules and stated table conventions. Explanatory presentation and examples by Deal Different.
Pagat: Ace-to-Five Single Draw rules ↗Curated by Maanas Chopra · reviewed October 2026 · session times are estimates