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draw poker

American  

noun

  1. a variety of poker in which a player is dealt five cards and, after an initial bet, may discard usually up to three of these cards and receive replacements from the dealer.


Etymology

Origin of draw poker

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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Last spring a friend of mine had a straight flush in a hand of five-card draw poker.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2018

“I got his I.O.U. for three dollars and eighty cents he lost to me at draw poker, and I want my money! ”

From The New Yorker Mar. 13, 2017

In five-card draw poker, the hand each player is dealt at the beginning has an impact on the outcome.

From BusinessWeek Nov. 16, 2011

Two men play a game of draw poker in the following curious manner.

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2010

The guilty truth was this: Mr. Harley concealed a private purpose to play cards with a select circle of statesmen who owned a taste to begin the year with draw poker at Chamberlin's.

From The President A novel by Alfred Henry Lewis

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