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Dramaha poker rules

5 Cards / Draw + Omaha

Hole cards
5
Board
1 community board
Betting
Pot-Limit
Players
2-6 players
Pot
Split pot
Family
Draw and split-pot games

What is Dramaha?

Dramaha combines Five-Card Draw and Omaha in one hand. You receive five private cards and, after flop betting, may discard up to two and draw replacements, or stand pat.

At showdown half of each pot goes to the best five-card high hand made from your hole cards only, and half to the best Omaha hand using exactly two hole cards and three board cards.

SophiesPick plays Dramaha Pot-Limit with a single two-card draw, for 2-6 players.

Starting cards

5 private cards. 2-6 players.

How to play

  1. Preflop betting, then deal the flop.
  2. Flop betting, then the DRAW PHASE.
  3. Discard 0, 1, or 2 cards (maximum 2) and receive replacements. Choosing 0 means standing pat.
  4. Deal the turn, then turn betting.
  5. Deal the river, then river betting and showdown.

Showdown / pot distribution

50% of each eligible pot goes to Five-Card Draw HIGH: use your final five hole cards ONLY, with normal high-hand rankings.

50% goes to Omaha: use EXACTLY 2 hole cards + EXACTLY 3 board cards. Win one half or scoop both.

The SophiesPick structure

Home games play Dramaha in several forms. On SophiesPick it is Pot-Limit, with one draw of up to two cards after flop betting, and both halves of the pot are high hands.

Hand rankings in Dramaha

High Hand

  1. Royal Flush
  2. Straight Flush
  3. Four of a Kind
  4. Full House
  5. Flush
  6. Straight
  7. Three of a Kind
  8. Two Pair
  9. One Pair
  10. High Card

Royal Flush is the highest possible Ace-high Straight Flush.

Common mistakes

  • Drawing more than two cards: the single draw allows 0, 1 or 2 discards only.
  • Using board cards for the draw half: the Draw high uses your final five hole cards only.
  • Using one or three hole cards for the Omaha half: it requires exactly two hole cards plus exactly three board cards.
  • Drawing before the flop: the draw phase comes after flop betting.
  • Badacey

    Badacey is a triple-draw game with no board, splitting between A-to-5 low and Badugi; Dramaha has one draw, a board, and splits between draw high and Omaha high.

See how Dramaha lines up against every other game in the poker variants comparison table.

Dramaha FAQ

How many cards can you draw in Dramaha?

Zero, one or two, in a single draw after flop betting. Choosing zero means standing pat.

How is the Dramaha pot split?

50% to the best Five-Card Draw high hand using your final five hole cards only, and 50% to the best Omaha hand using exactly two hole cards plus exactly three board cards. One player can scoop both.

Is Dramaha Pot-Limit or Limit?

Pot-Limit on SophiesPick, for 2 to 6 players.