How to Play Ace to Five Lowball

Ace to Five Lowball Rules

Ace to five lowball (also known as Ace to Five lowball triple draw) is very similar to five card draw. The main difference is that it is played using lowball rules and there are also three draws in ace to five lowball rather than the one draw in five card draw. The best hand that you can get in lowball poker is A-2-3-4-5. The suit of the cards do not matter.

Ace to five lowball starts out with the two players to the left of the dealer posting the small and big blind respectively. The small blind is half the lower stake limit and the big blind is equal to the lower stake limit. For example, in a $4/$8 betting structure, the small blind is $2 and the big blind is $4.

Blinds are use in Ace to Five lowball to help force the action. The blinds are live bets so players who posted the blinds are able to check in addition to raising the bet, calling and folding.

After the blinds are posted each player receives five cards. Then the first of the four betting rounds begins. In every round of betting the players can fold, check or bet.

After the first round of betting has ended, any players still in the hand can discard and draw up to five new cards in order to try and improve their hand. This is followed by the second round of betting.

The second round of betting is then followed by a second draw. The third round of betting then follows.

Once the third round of betting has been completed, the remaining players have the option of discarding and drawing new cards to try and improve their hand. This is the third and final draw.

Then the final round of betting takes place.

The showdown takes place after the final betting round. All of the players remaining in the hand reveal their cards and the player with the best hand wins the pot.