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Don Juan Poker Rules

This variation is a slight variation to standard draw poker and is played with between three and eight players.

Each player is dealt three cards face down followed by a round of betting. These are cards that are private to each player. Then starting left of the dealer, each player has the opportunity to discard any of their cards and draw replacements from the deck. This is followed by a betting round and then showdown.

The game is very similar to that of 5 Card Draw in that you can draw replacements. The key difference is that where in 5 Card Draw you would get dealt five hole cards face down, in Don Juan you only get dealt 3 cards (face down).

You have the option of choosing whether to discard one, two or all of your cards. Much like other draw variations, the number of cards that you draw is often used as a marker by ones opponents to determine the strength of a players hand. Of course as there are only three hole cards dealt and no wild cards, a player who draws all three cards is unlikely to hit a monster hand. Unlike five card draw, in which each player gets five hole cards (of which they can exchange all five), players would attempt to make the lowest hand.

The best low hand is A-2-3 and as there are only three hole cards dealt, it is not possible to make a flush or straight in the game.

To date there is no online room that offers an online version of this game but it is a fun game and would be a great addition or alternative at any home game.

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