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Posted by on Jun 19, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 0 comments

Five-Card Draw Dealt at WSOP for First Time in 32 Years

 

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Thoughts on the return of an old card game.

 

David Sklansky was dragging the final pot of the tournament the last time that ancient mariner of all poker games was dealt out at the World Series of Poker.  That was way back in 1982 when the oldest poker game on record was played one final time.

Five-Card Draw was always the game played by our fathers and grandfathers.  Perhaps a few grandmothers, too.  It was the poker game spread on the battlefields of World War II, played by soldiers passing the time.  It was the game that usually appeared in movies, at least up until Rounders and the poker boom changed everything.

On June 19, 2014, at 4 pm, Five-Card Draw was spread again in an event called Dealer’s Choice.  This is a new event added to the WSOP schedule.  Dealer’s Choice allows players to pick from 16 poker games.  One of the games in the rotation is Five-Card Draw (High).

Mark Reinhardt, from Sydney, Australia gets credit for calling the first Five-Card Draw game in 32 years.  He’s pictured above.

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