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Information about “DRAW POKER PROFESSIONAL”
Keep your card skills polished and your poker face in training. Play
DRAW POKER PROFESSIONAL in an eight-handed game of your favorite version
of poker.
Whether you are a card game enthusiast, a neighborhood player or a
professional, you can play poker just as it is played in a card club or
casino. Seven of the eight hands are played by the computer. Play
Straight Ante, Blind, Straddle, Anything Opens or a Jacks or Better
game. Choose from the many configuration options to suit your playing
preferences, mood or skill level.
DRAW.DOC
DRAW POKER PROFESSIONAL
Version 2.OO
CGA or Monochrome
(C) Copyright 1987,88,89
by
Raymond M. Buti
All Rights Reserved
United Innovations Plus
Post Office Box 21081
Castro Valley, Ca. 94546
(415) 886-0958
TERMS
This software is distributed as ShareWare. What this means is,
you a granted free license to use, copy and distribute this
software as often as you wish so long as the following
restrictions have been met:
1 - When distributing this software, it must be in its
original unmodified form. The ARCed or Compressed .EXE
version of this software will only be distributed to
Bulletin Board Systems and computer information exchanges,
i.e. The Great American Dream Machine (415)-581-3019, GEnie,
Delphi, The Source, Compuserve etc.
2 - Prior written consent from United Innovations Plus must be
obtained before a fee or charge is made for copying or
distribution, with the exception of the computer information
exchanges as mentioned above.
3 - This software shall not be included with other programs,
goods, services, etc. without prior written consent from
United Innovations Plus with the exception of the computer
information exchanges as mentioned above.
REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
United Innovations Plus requires you to register this software
if you plan on using it. Registered users will receive the
latest version with all options available, full support and
notification of later releases. Please note that not all
options and functions are available with this Shareware
release. To register your copy of this software, please use the
Registration Form and make checks payable to United
Innovations Plus.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................ 1
PROGRAMS ON DISK ............................................ 1
PROGRAMS REQUIRED TO RUN DRAW POKER ......................... 1
DRAW POKER RULES ............................................ 2
RANK OF HANDS ............................................... 2
DRAW GAMES .................................................. 2
Straight Ante ............................................ 2
Blind .................................................... 2
Straddle ................................................. 3
STARTING DRAW ............................................... 3
PLAYING SCREEN .............................................. 4
MAIN OPTIONS ................................................ 4
F1 Deal .................................................. 4
F3 Setup Menu ............................................ 5
F5 Stats ................................................. 5
F8 High Scores ........................................... 6
ALT-N New Player ......................................... 6
F10 Quit ................................................. 6
PLAY OPTIONS ................................................ 6
Bet ...................................................... 7
Fold ..................................................... 7
Call ..................................................... 7
Raise .................................................... 7
Pass/Check ............................................... 7
DISCARDS .................................................... 7
Alt-O Show Odds ......................................... 8
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SETUP MENU .................................................. 8
SETUP OPTIONS ............................................... 8
Display Shuffling ........................................ 8
Sliding Screens .......................................... 8
Show Card Movement ....................................... 9
Card Movement Speed ...................................... 9
Snow Removal ............................................. 9
Sound .................................................... 9
Allow Check/Raise ........................................ 9
Display Bets ............................................. 9
Fast Play When Folding ................................... 9
Save High Games .......................................... 9
Type Of Game ............................................. 10
Openers .................................................. 10
Change Playing Position .................................. 10
Change Card Colors ....................................... 10
Double Bet After Draw .................................... 10
Pause For Player Action .................................. 11
Display Cards Drawn ...................................... 11
HIGH SCORES ................................................. 11
SHAREWARE VERSION ........................................... 11
OTHER PROGRAMS .............................................. 12
Casino/Gambling Games .................................... 12
Solitaire Games .......................................... 12
Other Games .............................................. 12
Utilities ................................................ 12
REGISTRATION FORM ........................................... 13
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INTRODUCTION
The documentation for Draw Poker is intended to show the user
how this computer version is played. It has not been written
for the complete novice at Draw Poker. Those that have never
played Draw Poker should purchase one of the many books written
on the subject for a better understanding of the game. If you
are a beginner at Draw Poker, hopefully this game will improve
your playing.
This game was written to be played as a $20 limit game. Future
versions may have a table stakes option. This will depend
largely on registrations and user comments.
PROGRAMS ON DISK
The following is list of file names that you should have on your
Draw Poker distribution disk.
File Name File Description
Draw .Exe - The main program for Draw Poker.
Draw .Doc - The documentation for Draw Poker.
DStart .Bat - A batch file to read the documentation,
print the documentation and install Draw on
a Hard Drive.
DRead .Com - Used by DStart.Bat
DReply .Com - Used by DStart.Bat
DIntro - Used by DStart.Bat
DPrt - Used by DStart.Bat
DHd - Used by DStart.Bat
DReg - Registration Form
Draw2S .Arc - Shareware Version of Draw Poker
PROGRAMS REQUIRED TO RUN DRAW POKER
The only file required to play Draw Poker is DRAW.EXE. Be sure
you are in the same directory or drive where DRAW.EXE
resides. You must have a minimum of 384K of Ram to run Draw
Poker Professional.
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DRAW POKER RULES
Each player is dealt five cards, face down. Each player will
take a turn dealing the cards. Cards are dealt in a clockwise
manner starting with the player to the dealers immediate left.
The cards are dealt one at a time until each player has a total
of five cards. The undealt cards are set aside for later use.
These are usually placed in front of the dealer.
A betting interval then takes place. Then each active player, in
turn, may discard from one to five cards or stay with what he
has. The dealer will then give each active player replacement
cards from the top of the unused portion of the deck. Another
betting interval takes place followed by a showdown in which the
highest hand among the active players wins the pot.
RANK OF HANDS
(Best to Worst)
Hand Example (x denotes any card)
Royal Flush A-K-Q-J-10 suited
Straight Flush 9-8-7-6-5 suited
Four of a Kind 3-3-3-3-x
Full House 8-8-8-6-6
Flush Q-8-7-5-2 suited
Straight 7-6-5-4-3 mixed suits
Three of a Kind 4-4-4-x-x
Two Pair A-A-8-8-x
One Pair 2-2-x-x-x
No Pair Q-7-4-3-2 mixed suits
DRAW GAMES
Draw can be played in a few different variations. Not all forms
of Draw are supported in this game. The following is a
description of the types of Draw Poker games allowed with this
version.
Straight Ante
All players ante $2 and may either bet or check their hand
before the draw. The first player to the dealers left is first
to act.
Blind
All players ante $2 and must either bet, raise or fold before
the draw. The first player to the dealers left places a bet
($20) in the pot before the cards are dealt. This is
considered a blind bet, meaning the player is opening the pot
without looking at his cards. A marker will be place by that
player indicating he has the blind. The first player to the
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blinds left is first to act. This makes the blind last to act
before the draw but first to act after the draw.
The blind game is intended to create a little action. After
all, wouldn't you want to call a player that bets without
looking at his cards?
Before the draw, starting with the first player to the blinds
left, the player must either call the blind bet, raise or fold.
When its the blinds turn to play and the pot has only been
called, he has no further action because he is already in the
pot. On the other hand, if the pot was raised, he may call, re-
raise or fold. Not supported in this version is what as known
as a "live blind". A live blind means that if the pot was
not raised before the draw, then the blind has the option
of raising himself by placing an addition bet in the pot.
Straddle
In this form of Draw, none of the players ante. Instead, 3
players put in a straddle bet. The first player to the dealers
left puts in $5, the next player puts in $5, and the next player
puts in $10. This amount adds up to the minimum bet of the
limit game you are playing. A $4 limit game would have the
straddle at $1, $1 & $2; a $10 limit game would be $2, $3 & $5;
a $200 limit game would be $50, $50 & $100. The players that
have placed the straddle bets will have markers placed in front
of their playing positions.
This game also creates action. You have 3 players with partial
bets in the pot already. This makes it a little easier for them
to call. If they don't call, they lose the straddle.
The first player to act before the draw is the first player to
the left of the big straddle and play continues clockwise.
After the draw, action starts with the first player to the
dealers left.
STARTING DRAW
From your DOS prompt, type Draw and press ENTER. Your
monitor will display the opening screen. After a few seconds,
or until you hit a key, you will be asked for your name. You
must enter something when asked. If you don't like your name,
enter anything you want. Draw will save your playing
statistics to a file associated with what you enter. If you
answered "Cool Joe", then a file will be created called
COOLJOE.DPH. Each time you play Draw, that file will be read
and your past history will be available for you to cry over.
Once you have entered your name, the screen will clear and you
will be placed in the playing screen, ready to show the dumb
computer players your stuff.
NOTE: After you have enter your name, you will not be required
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to do so in the future. If a player, other than yourself wishes
to play, you may change players names by pressing ALT-N from the
main playing screen. You will be allowed to enter from 1 to 21
characters for your name. The first 8 characters will be used
to create a file containing your playing statistics.
PLAYING SCREEN
The playing screen will display the playing positions of the
players. These are positioned in a circle to represent a poker
table. The top center of your screen will show a card labeled
P1, representing player #1. The player positions are numbered
from P1 to P8 in a clockwise manner starting at the P1 position.
The center of the screen displays the pot. As Draw is
played, the pot will naturally increase as bets are made.
The upper left part of the screen will show your current
standings during the course of play. The upper right side will
show your total standings. The total standings are saved after
each game in the file created when you entered your name at the
start of Draw.
The left side of the screen will show the requirements for
opening the pot. This will be either "Anything Opens" or "Jacks
or Better". The right side will show the form of Draw your are
currently playing. The game limit may not be changed with this
version. It is possible that a future version will allow
various limits or a table stakes game.
Near the bottom of the screen, the following will be displayed:
F1 Deal F3 Setup F5 Stats
F8 High Scores ALT-N New Player F10 Quit
These are the main options you currently have available. These
options are displayed when you first start Draw and at the
end of each hand.
MAIN OPTIONS
F1 Deal
To start playing Draw, you may either press the F1 key or the
ENTER key. Before the cards are dealt to each player, all
players must either ante, place the blind or place the straddle
bets depending on what form of Draw you are playing. A
marker will be placed by the dealer along with the deck of
cards. The dealer will deal out five cards to each player
starting with the first player to his left.
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F3 Setup Menu
Pressing the F3 key will display the Draw Setup Menu. This will
allow you to change many of the options available with this
version of Draw. When you quit playing, any changes made will
be saved so they are available to you the next time you play.
F5 Stats
Pressing the F5 key will display each players current standings.
This screen is displayed in the same order as the playing
screen. The profit, pots won, and pots each player was involved
in will be shown below each players number. These figures
represent the current game only.
The center of this screen will show the current hands dealt,
total hands dealt, house take, total house take, and any
carryover from the pot.
Current Hands
The current hands are the amount of hands dealt during each game
you play.
Total Hands
The total hands will show all the Draw hands that have been
played.
House Take
The house take is the amount of money collected by the house.
The house will collect money from each player for the privilege
of playing at their club or casino. This is usually done each
half hour by a pit boss or club employee. In this $20 limit
game, you are charged $2 at the end of every 15 hands. Some
clubs rake a percentage from each pot rather than collect time.
This form of collection is not supported in this version.
Total House Take
This will display the total amount of money taken in from all
the hands played.
Carryover To Next Pot
This will always show a zero amount unless the hand previously
played could not be split amount the winners. This could also
show the size of the pot if you are playing "Jacks or Better"
and the pot was not opened.
The last line of this screen will display your complete history
taken from your file on disk.
To exit this screen and return to the playing screen, just press
the ENTER key.
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F8 High Scores
Pressing the F8 key will bring up a screen showing the top 15
Draw players. The following will be shown on this screen:
Rank Players Name Winnings Hands Date
The first column will show the numbers 1 to 15 which represents
the top players winnings to the 15th. highest players winnings.
The players name will accept from 1 to 21 characters.
The winnings is the amount of money you have won for one session
of Draw. This is not a total of all your winnings.
The hands that are displayed will also be for the same session
of Draw played. This is not a total of all your hands played.
The date displayed will be the date you achieved your winnings.
Draw will not ask you for the date. You must have set the date
from DOS when you first booted up your computer.
When you are finished looking at this screen, press ENTER to
return to the main screen.
ALT-N New Player
Pressing the ALT and N key together will allow you to change
a players name. This should be used when a friend wants to
play. Rather than having your friend screw up your high
winnings with his bad playing habits, press ALT-N and your
statistics will be saved, then your friend can enter his name.
This would be the same thing as quitting the game then starting
over again.
F10 Quit
When you press the F10 key, you will quit Draw Poker and be
returned to your DOS prompt. All high scores, player
statistics, and necessary files are then saved.
PLAY OPTIONS
Once you have pressed either F1 or the ENTER key to deal a hand,
your playing options will appear below your playing position.
These options will vary slightly depending on the round of
betting you are currently in. The options will be:
Bet Fold Call Raise Pass/Check
Press the first letter of one of the options that appear below
your playing position. These options will only appear when it
is your turn to act.
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Bet
Pressing B will place the minimum bet in the pot for you.
Fold
Pressing F will fold your hand. This will erase your hand from
the screen and you will forfeit and further action in the pot.
Call
Pressing C will call any bets or raises previously made by other
players. The correct amount of money will be placed in the pot.
Raise
Pressing R will raise the pot the maximum limit of the game.
A raise simply means you are calling all bets and adding
another bet into the pot.
Pass/Check
Pressing the P key will pass or check your hand. Passing a hand
means you do not want to bet at this time. You still remain in
the pot and have the option to later call if a bet or raise has
been made by any other players. You will not be able to raise
after you pass or check unless this option has been set in the
SetUp Menu.
NOTE: Please do not write me telling me that passing and
checking are different. Normally, pass means you are tossing
your hand away. To check would mean you plan an sticking around
a while to see what the other players are doing. Who cares what
it means, as long you hold onto your cards, you can say anything
you want. You can even say "I think I'll fold". When the
player to your left throws his hand away, you then can say,
"Nah... I think I'll raise". I am assuming the player to your
left is smaller than you.
DISCARDS
When it's your turn to discard, a pointer (arrow) will point to
the first card in your hand. The last line on your screen will
show the following options:
L/R Arrows Move Cursor U Arrow Mark Card
Alt-O Show Odds END Discard
Move the pointer using the Left and Right arrow keys until it's
under the card you wish to discard, then press the Up arrow key.
The card will be marked with an "x". Continue marking the cards
you wish to discard then press the END key. When you press the
END key, the marked cards will be discarded from your hand.
Pressing the Up arrow on a previously marked card will erase the
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"x" and the card will not be discarded. If you wish to play
your hand pat, just press the END key without marking any cards.
Alt-O Show Odds
Pressing Alt-O will clear your screen and display your
chances of being dealt, and drawing to various hands. To exit
this screen, press any key and you will be returned to the same
place you were prior to viewing the odds.
SETUP MENU
The Setup Menu is reached by pressing F3 from the Main Options.
A new screen will appear displaying the following options:
1 Display Shuffling On
2 Sliding Screens On
3 Show Card Movement On
4 Card Movement Speed 20
5 Snow Removal Off
6 Sound On
7 Allow Check/Raise Off
8 Display Bets Off
9 Fast Play When Folding Off
0 Save High Games Off
A Type Of Game Ante
B Openers Anything Opens
C Change Playing Position 5
D Change Card Colors
E Double Bet After Draw Off
F Pause For Player Action Off
G Display Cards Drawn Off
These are the default settings that come with Draw Poker. These
options may only be changed while in the Setup Screen. Any
changes made are always saved when you quit and return to DOS.
In order for this to happen, you must be logged onto the drive
or directory where DRAW.EXE resides.
SETUP OPTIONS
1 - Display Shuffling
You have the option to display the shuffling of the cards or you
may wish to play a faster game by not viewing the shuffling.
This may be changed with this option.
2 - Sliding Screens
While going from one screen to another, the screens will
slide open. If this causes snow or you would rather not see it
happen, you may turn it off with this option.
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3 - Show Card Movement
The movement of the cards are displaying while they are being
dealt to their respective positions. If you would rather not
see this, you may set this option to Off.
4 - Card Movement Speed
If option 3 above is On, your cards will be dealt and moved
around the table at the default speed setting of 20. This means
nothing until you actually see the cards in motion. If you
press this option 4, you will be able to change the speed
setting for the card movement speed. The smaller the number,
the faster the speed. The bottom of your screen will display
the following options:
LEFT/RIGHT Arrows ENTER F10
Use your LEFT/RIGHT Arrow keys to decrease or increase the speed
setting. Press the ENTER key if you want to see the effect the
speed setting has on the card movement. When you are satisfied
with the setting, press the Function 10 key when your done.
5 - Snow Removal
Use this option if you are experiencing snow.
6 - Sound
If you wish to turn of the sound, change this to OFF.
7 - Allow Check/Raise
When this option is set to ON, you will be allowed to check your
hand, then later raise if a bet has been made. If this is OFF,
then once a hand has been checked, you may not later raise
during that betting interval.
8 - Display Bets
When this is set to ON, the lower part of your screen will
display the amount of money each player has in the pot. This
includes the ante each player has placed in the pot.
9 - Fast Play When Folding
When this option has been changed to ON, whenever you fold your
hand, all remaining action will be played at the fastest speed.
This is useful if you have the game playing at a slow pace and
wish to get it over with as soon as possible when you've folded.
0 - Save High Games
If you want to save your high scores to disk, be sure this
option is On. The name you entered when starting Draw Poker
will be used for the high scores.
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A - Type Of Game
Each time you press the letter "A", you will toggle the type of
game you wish to play. You have the option of playing an Ante,
Blind or Straddle.
B - Openers
Each time you press the letter "B", you will toggle the required
opening hand from "Anything Opens" to "Jacks or Better". When
playing Jacks or Better, the Type of Game will always be an Ante
game. If you have the Type of Game set at something other than
Ante, when you toggle to Jacks or Better, the Type of Game will
be reset to Ante.
C - Change Playing Position
If you think you can play better from a different playing
position, press the letter "C" to toggle through the 8 different
playing positions. When you return to the game, you will have
swapped playing positions with the other player.
D - Change Card Colors
Pressing the letter "D" will bring you to a screen which will
allow you to change the card colors. The top portion or
your screen will display a row of cards, face down. Below
that row will be another row, face up. The lower portion of
your screen will display the following:
Card Back Card Face
F1 Border Foreground Color F4 Border Foreground Color
F2 Border Background Color F5 Border Background Color
F3 Pattern Color F6 Face Color
ALT-D Restore Default Colors
Pressing the Function keys, F1 through F6 will change the two
card rows to the available colors allowed with each function
key pressed. Pressing ALT-D will restore the card colors to
their default colors. When you are satisfied with the color
changes, press the ENTER key and you will be returned to the
Setup Screen. These changes are saved when you quit playing
Draw. Be sure DRAW.EXE resides in the drive or directory from
where you first started the game.
E - Double Bet After Draw
Pressing the letter "E" will allow double bets after the draw.
Normally in this limit game, your bets are always $20. With
this options set to ON, your bets after the draw will be $40.
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F - Pause For Player Action
When this options is set to ON, action will pause with each
player until you press the SpaceBar.
G - Display Cards Drawn
When this is set to ON, as each player discards from his hand,
the number of cards drawn will be displayed next to the players
hand. If your are playing this game using a fast speed, you may
not have time to view the number of cards drawn. When this
option toggles to ON, you will be asked the following question:
Do you want to pause to view discards (Y/N)?
This is useful if you are playing at a fast speed without using
Pause For Player Action (Option F) above. When answering Yes,
before the dealer deals your replacement cards, action will
pause until you press the SpaceBar. If you have answered Yes to
this question, a final following question will be displayed
Pause when your not in the pot (Y/N)?
If you have folded and do not care to pause to view the
discards, answer No. Answering Yes will pause even though you
have folded.
HIGH SCORES
This screen is viewed by pressing the Function 8 key from the
Main Options. If you have option 0 in the Setup Menu set to On,
you will be able to view the top fifteen players. The screen
will display the players name, winnings, hands played and date
the winnings was recorded.
The bottom line on your screen will show your total standings
taken from you statistics file.
SHAREWARE VERSION
The ShareWare version of Draw Poker does not support all of the
options that are available in the Registered version. These
have purposely been left out and are available to Registered
users only. After you have played Draw Poker for a reasonable
time, we ask for your support by sending in your
registration. Registered users will receive the latest
Registered Version.
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OTHER PROGRAMS
* Shareware programs will run on CGA or Monochrome
ALL REGISTERED VERSIONS run on either CGA or
Monochrome unless otherwise noted.
CASINO/GAMBLING GAMES
*Lowball Poker Draw Poker Baccarat
Roulette *Blackjack Connoisseur *Chuck-a-Luck
*Holdem Poker *Knock Poker *Red Dog
SOLITAIRE GAMES
*Pyramid *Poker *Osmosis
*Accordion Baker (VGA Only)
OTHER GAMES
*SuJu *Pig
UTILITIES
DCS EU Kill DX CDate
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REGISTRATION FORM
Registration entitles the user to full support, upgrade
notifications, discounts on all programs and future programs.
Draw Poker Professional
Version 2.00 Registration
Registration Fee 5 1/4" disk $15.00 _______
Registration Fee 3 1/2" disk $17.00 _______
All 22 Shareware versions on 5 1/4" disks $ 8.00 _______
All 22 Shareware versions on 3 1/2" disks $10.00 _______
Foreign orders add $ 5.00 _______
Total $ _______
Name _______________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________
City _____________________________ St. ______ Zip __________
Computer System ________________________________________________
Please check one: MONO____ CGA____ EGA____ VGA____
Where did you acquire this version of Draw Poker
________________________________________________________________
Comments & Suggestions
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
United Innovations Plus
Make checks payable to: Post Office Box 21081
Castro Valley, CA 94546
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DRAW.DOC
DRAW POKER PROFESSIONAL
Version 2.OO
CGA or Monochrome
(C) Copyright 1987,88,89
by
Raymond M. Buti
All Rights Reserved
United Innovations Plus
Post Office Box 21081
Castro Valley, Ca. 94546
(415) 886-0958
TERMS
This software is distributed as ShareWare. What this means is,
you a granted free license to use, copy and distribute this
software as often as you wish so long as the following
restrictions have been met:
1 - When distributing this software, it must be in its
original unmodified form. The ARCed or Compressed .EXE
version of this software will only be distributed to
Bulletin Board Systems and computer information exchanges,
i.e. The Great American Dream Machine (415)-581-3019, GEnie,
Delphi, The Source, Compuserve etc.
2 - Prior written consent from United Innovations Plus must be
obtained before a fee or charge is made for copying or
distribution, with the exception of the computer information
exchanges as mentioned above.
3 - This software shall not be included with other programs,
goods, services, etc. without prior written consent from
United Innovations Plus with the exception of the computer
information exchanges as mentioned above.
REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
United Innovations Plus requires you to register this software
if you plan on using it. Registered users will receive the
latest version with all options available, full support and
notification of later releases. Please note that not all
options and functions are available with this Shareware
release. To register your copy of this software, please use the
Registration Form and make checks payable to United
Innovations Plus.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................ 1
PROGRAMS ON DISK ............................................ 1
PROGRAMS REQUIRED TO RUN DRAW POKER ......................... 1
DRAW POKER RULES ............................................ 2
RANK OF HANDS ............................................... 2
DRAW GAMES .................................................. 2
Straight Ante ............................................ 2
Blind .................................................... 2
Straddle ................................................. 3
STARTING DRAW ............................................... 3
PLAYING SCREEN .............................................. 4
MAIN OPTIONS ................................................ 4
F1 Deal .................................................. 4
F3 Setup Menu ............................................ 5
F5 Stats ................................................. 5
F8 High Scores ........................................... 6
ALT-N New Player ......................................... 6
F10 Quit ................................................. 6
PLAY OPTIONS ................................................ 6
Bet ...................................................... 7
Fold ..................................................... 7
Call ..................................................... 7
Raise .................................................... 7
Pass/Check ............................................... 7
DISCARDS .................................................... 7
Alt-O Show Odds ......................................... 8
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SETUP MENU .................................................. 8
SETUP OPTIONS ............................................... 8
Display Shuffling ........................................ 8
Sliding Screens .......................................... 8
Show Card Movement ....................................... 9
Card Movement Speed ...................................... 9
Snow Removal ............................................. 9
Sound .................................................... 9
Allow Check/Raise ........................................ 9
Display Bets ............................................. 9
Fast Play When Folding ................................... 9
Save High Games .......................................... 9
Type Of Game ............................................. 10
Openers .................................................. 10
Change Playing Position .................................. 10
Change Card Colors ....................................... 10
Double Bet After Draw .................................... 10
Pause For Player Action .................................. 11
Display Cards Drawn ...................................... 11
HIGH SCORES ................................................. 11
SHAREWARE VERSION ........................................... 11
OTHER PROGRAMS .............................................. 12
Casino/Gambling Games .................................... 12
Solitaire Games .......................................... 12
Other Games .............................................. 12
Utilities ................................................ 12
REGISTRATION FORM ........................................... 13
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INTRODUCTION
The documentation for Draw Poker is intended to show the user
how this computer version is played. It has not been written
for the complete novice at Draw Poker. Those that have never
played Draw Poker should purchase one of the many books written
on the subject for a better understanding of the game. If you
are a beginner at Draw Poker, hopefully this game will improve
your playing.
This game was written to be played as a $20 limit game. Future
versions may have a table stakes option. This will depend
largely on registrations and user comments.
PROGRAMS ON DISK
The following is list of file names that you should have on your
Draw Poker distribution disk.
File Name File Description
Draw .Exe - The main program for Draw Poker.
Draw .Doc - The documentation for Draw Poker.
DStart .Bat - A batch file to read the documentation,
print the documentation and install Draw on
a Hard Drive.
DRead .Com - Used by DStart.Bat
DReply .Com - Used by DStart.Bat
DIntro - Used by DStart.Bat
DPrt - Used by DStart.Bat
DHd - Used by DStart.Bat
DReg - Registration Form
Draw2S .Arc - Shareware Version of Draw Poker
PROGRAMS REQUIRED TO RUN DRAW POKER
The only file required to play Draw Poker is DRAW.EXE. Be sure
you are in the same directory or drive where DRAW.EXE
resides. You must have a minimum of 384K of Ram to run Draw
Poker Professional.
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DRAW POKER RULES
Each player is dealt five cards, face down. Each player will
take a turn dealing the cards. Cards are dealt in a clockwise
manner starting with the player to the dealers immediate left.
The cards are dealt one at a time until each player has a total
of five cards. The undealt cards are set aside for later use.
These are usually placed in front of the dealer.
A betting interval then takes place. Then each active player, in
turn, may discard from one to five cards or stay with what he
has. The dealer will then give each active player replacement
cards from the top of the unused portion of the deck. Another
betting interval takes place followed by a showdown in which the
highest hand among the active players wins the pot.
RANK OF HANDS
(Best to Worst)
Hand Example (x denotes any card)
Royal Flush A-K-Q-J-10 suited
Straight Flush 9-8-7-6-5 suited
Four of a Kind 3-3-3-3-x
Full House 8-8-8-6-6
Flush Q-8-7-5-2 suited
Straight 7-6-5-4-3 mixed suits
Three of a Kind 4-4-4-x-x
Two Pair A-A-8-8-x
One Pair 2-2-x-x-x
No Pair Q-7-4-3-2 mixed suits
DRAW GAMES
Draw can be played in a few different variations. Not all forms
of Draw are supported in this game. The following is a
description of the types of Draw Poker games allowed with this
version.
Straight Ante
All players ante $2 and may either bet or check their hand
before the draw. The first player to the dealers left is first
to act.
Blind
All players ante $2 and must either bet, raise or fold before
the draw. The first player to the dealers left places a bet
($20) in the pot before the cards are dealt. This is
considered a blind bet, meaning the player is opening the pot
without looking at his cards. A marker will be place by that
player indicating he has the blind. The first player to the
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blinds left is first to act. This makes the blind last to act
before the draw but first to act after the draw.
The blind game is intended to create a little action. After
all, wouldn't you want to call a player that bets without
looking at his cards?
Before the draw, starting with the first player to the blinds
left, the player must either call the blind bet, raise or fold.
When its the blinds turn to play and the pot has only been
called, he has no further action because he is already in the
pot. On the other hand, if the pot was raised, he may call, re-
raise or fold. Not supported in this version is what as known
as a "live blind". A live blind means that if the pot was
not raised before the draw, then the blind has the option
of raising himself by placing an addition bet in the pot.
Straddle
In this form of Draw, none of the players ante. Instead, 3
players put in a straddle bet. The first player to the dealers
left puts in $5, the next player puts in $5, and the next player
puts in $10. This amount adds up to the minimum bet of the
limit game you are playing. A $4 limit game would have the
straddle at $1, $1 & $2; a $10 limit game would be $2, $3 & $5;
a $200 limit game would be $50, $50 & $100. The players that
have placed the straddle bets will have markers placed in front
of their playing positions.
This game also creates action. You have 3 players with partial
bets in the pot already. This makes it a little easier for them
to call. If they don't call, they lose the straddle.
The first player to act before the draw is the first player to
the left of the big straddle and play continues clockwise.
After the draw, action starts with the first player to the
dealers left.
STARTING DRAW
From your DOS prompt, type Draw and press ENTER. Your
monitor will display the opening screen. After a few seconds,
or until you hit a key, you will be asked for your name. You
must enter something when asked. If you don't like your name,
enter anything you want. Draw will save your playing
statistics to a file associated with what you enter. If you
answered "Cool Joe", then a file will be created called
COOLJOE.DPH. Each time you play Draw, that file will be read
and your past history will be available for you to cry over.
Once you have entered your name, the screen will clear and you
will be placed in the playing screen, ready to show the dumb
computer players your stuff.
NOTE: After you have enter your name, you will not be required
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to do so in the future. If a player, other than yourself wishes
to play, you may change players names by pressing ALT-N from the
main playing screen. You will be allowed to enter from 1 to 21
characters for your name. The first 8 characters will be used
to create a file containing your playing statistics.
PLAYING SCREEN
The playing screen will display the playing positions of the
players. These are positioned in a circle to represent a poker
table. The top center of your screen will show a card labeled
P1, representing player #1. The player positions are numbered
from P1 to P8 in a clockwise manner starting at the P1 position.
The center of the screen displays the pot. As Draw is
played, the pot will naturally increase as bets are made.
The upper left part of the screen will show your current
standings during the course of play. The upper right side will
show your total standings. The total standings are saved after
each game in the file created when you entered your name at the
start of Draw.
The left side of the screen will show the requirements for
opening the pot. This will be either "Anything Opens" or "Jacks
or Better". The right side will show the form of Draw your are
currently playing. The game limit may not be changed with this
version. It is possible that a future version will allow
various limits or a table stakes game.
Near the bottom of the screen, the following will be displayed:
F1 Deal F3 Setup F5 Stats
F8 High Scores ALT-N New Player F10 Quit
These are the main options you currently have available. These
options are displayed when you first start Draw and at the
end of each hand.
MAIN OPTIONS
F1 Deal
To start playing Draw, you may either press the F1 key or the
ENTER key. Before the cards are dealt to each player, all
players must either ante, place the blind or place the straddle
bets depending on what form of Draw you are playing. A
marker will be placed by the dealer along with the deck of
cards. The dealer will deal out five cards to each player
starting with the first player to his left.
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F3 Setup Menu
Pressing the F3 key will display the Draw Setup Menu. This will
allow you to change many of the options available with this
version of Draw. When you quit playing, any changes made will
be saved so they are available to you the next time you play.
F5 Stats
Pressing the F5 key will display each players current standings.
This screen is displayed in the same order as the playing
screen. The profit, pots won, and pots each player was involved
in will be shown below each players number. These figures
represent the current game only.
The center of this screen will show the current hands dealt,
total hands dealt, house take, total house take, and any
carryover from the pot.
Current Hands
The current hands are the amount of hands dealt during each game
you play.
Total Hands
The total hands will show all the Draw hands that have been
played.
House Take
The house take is the amount of money collected by the house.
The house will collect money from each player for the privilege
of playing at their club or casino. This is usually done each
half hour by a pit boss or club employee. In this $20 limit
game, you are charged $2 at the end of every 15 hands. Some
clubs rake a percentage from each pot rather than collect time.
This form of collection is not supported in this version.
Total House Take
This will display the total amount of money taken in from all
the hands played.
Carryover To Next Pot
This will always show a zero amount unless the hand previously
played could not be split amount the winners. This could also
show the size of the pot if you are playing "Jacks or Better"
and the pot was not opened.
The last line of this screen will display your complete history
taken from your file on disk.
To exit this screen and return to the playing screen, just press
the ENTER key.
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F8 High Scores
Pressing the F8 key will bring up a screen showing the top 15
Draw players. The following will be shown on this screen:
Rank Players Name Winnings Hands Date
The first column will show the numbers 1 to 15 which represents
the top players winnings to the 15th. highest players winnings.
The players name will accept from 1 to 21 characters.
The winnings is the amount of money you have won for one session
of Draw. This is not a total of all your winnings.
The hands that are displayed will also be for the same session
of Draw played. This is not a total of all your hands played.
The date displayed will be the date you achieved your winnings.
Draw will not ask you for the date. You must have set the date
from DOS when you first booted up your computer.
When you are finished looking at this screen, press ENTER to
return to the main screen.
ALT-N New Player
Pressing the ALT and N key together will allow you to change
a players name. This should be used when a friend wants to
play. Rather than having your friend screw up your high
winnings with his bad playing habits, press ALT-N and your
statistics will be saved, then your friend can enter his name.
This would be the same thing as quitting the game then starting
over again.
F10 Quit
When you press the F10 key, you will quit Draw Poker and be
returned to your DOS prompt. All high scores, player
statistics, and necessary files are then saved.
PLAY OPTIONS
Once you have pressed either F1 or the ENTER key to deal a hand,
your playing options will appear below your playing position.
These options will vary slightly depending on the round of
betting you are currently in. The options will be:
Bet Fold Call Raise Pass/Check
Press the first letter of one of the options that appear below
your playing position. These options will only appear when it
is your turn to act.
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Bet
Pressing B will place the minimum bet in the pot for you.
Fold
Pressing F will fold your hand. This will erase your hand from
the screen and you will forfeit and further action in the pot.
Call
Pressing C will call any bets or raises previously made by other
players. The correct amount of money will be placed in the pot.
Raise
Pressing R will raise the pot the maximum limit of the game.
A raise simply means you are calling all bets and adding
another bet into the pot.
Pass/Check
Pressing the P key will pass or check your hand. Passing a hand
means you do not want to bet at this time. You still remain in
the pot and have the option to later call if a bet or raise has
been made by any other players. You will not be able to raise
after you pass or check unless this option has been set in the
SetUp Menu.
NOTE: Please do not write me telling me that passing and
checking are different. Normally, pass means you are tossing
your hand away. To check would mean you plan an sticking around
a while to see what the other players are doing. Who cares what
it means, as long you hold onto your cards, you can say anything
you want. You can even say "I think I'll fold". When the
player to your left throws his hand away, you then can say,
"Nah... I think I'll raise". I am assuming the player to your
left is smaller than you.
DISCARDS
When it's your turn to discard, a pointer (arrow) will point to
the first card in your hand. The last line on your screen will
show the following options:
L/R Arrows Move Cursor U Arrow Mark Card
Alt-O Show Odds END Discard
Move the pointer using the Left and Right arrow keys until it's
under the card you wish to discard, then press the Up arrow key.
The card will be marked with an "x". Continue marking the cards
you wish to discard then press the END key. When you press the
END key, the marked cards will be discarded from your hand.
Pressing the Up arrow on a previously marked card will erase the
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"x" and the card will not be discarded. If you wish to play
your hand pat, just press the END key without marking any cards.
Alt-O Show Odds
Pressing Alt-O will clear your screen and display your
chances of being dealt, and drawing to various hands. To exit
this screen, press any key and you will be returned to the same
place you were prior to viewing the odds.
SETUP MENU
The Setup Menu is reached by pressing F3 from the Main Options.
A new screen will appear displaying the following options:
1 Display Shuffling On
2 Sliding Screens On
3 Show Card Movement On
4 Card Movement Speed 20
5 Snow Removal Off
6 Sound On
7 Allow Check/Raise Off
8 Display Bets Off
9 Fast Play When Folding Off
0 Save High Games Off
A Type Of Game Ante
B Openers Anything Opens
C Change Playing Position 5
D Change Card Colors
E Double Bet After Draw Off
F Pause For Player Action Off
G Display Cards Drawn Off
These are the default settings that come with Draw Poker. These
options may only be changed while in the Setup Screen. Any
changes made are always saved when you quit and return to DOS.
In order for this to happen, you must be logged onto the drive
or directory where DRAW.EXE resides.
SETUP OPTIONS
1 - Display Shuffling
You have the option to display the shuffling of the cards or you
may wish to play a faster game by not viewing the shuffling.
This may be changed with this option.
2 - Sliding Screens
While going from one screen to another, the screens will
slide open. If this causes snow or you would rather not see it
happen, you may turn it off with this option.
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3 - Show Card Movement
The movement of the cards are displaying while they are being
dealt to their respective positions. If you would rather not
see this, you may set this option to Off.
4 - Card Movement Speed
If option 3 above is On, your cards will be dealt and moved
around the table at the default speed setting of 20. This means
nothing until you actually see the cards in motion. If you
press this option 4, you will be able to change the speed
setting for the card movement speed. The smaller the number,
the faster the speed. The bottom of your screen will display
the following options:
LEFT/RIGHT Arrows ENTER F10
Use your LEFT/RIGHT Arrow keys to decrease or increase the speed
setting. Press the ENTER key if you want to see the effect the
speed setting has on the card movement. When you are satisfied
with the setting, press the Function 10 key when your done.
5 - Snow Removal
Use this option if you are experiencing snow.
6 - Sound
If you wish to turn of the sound, change this to OFF.
7 - Allow Check/Raise
When this option is set to ON, you will be allowed to check your
hand, then later raise if a bet has been made. If this is OFF,
then once a hand has been checked, you may not later raise
during that betting interval.
8 - Display Bets
When this is set to ON, the lower part of your screen will
display the amount of money each player has in the pot. This
includes the ante each player has placed in the pot.
9 - Fast Play When Folding
When this option has been changed to ON, whenever you fold your
hand, all remaining action will be played at the fastest speed.
This is useful if you have the game playing at a slow pace and
wish to get it over with as soon as possible when you've folded.
0 - Save High Games
If you want to save your high scores to disk, be sure this
option is On. The name you entered when starting Draw Poker
will be used for the high scores.
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A - Type Of Game
Each time you press the letter "A", you will toggle the type of
game you wish to play. You have the option of playing an Ante,
Blind or Straddle.
B - Openers
Each time you press the letter "B", you will toggle the required
opening hand from "Anything Opens" to "Jacks or Better". When
playing Jacks or Better, the Type of Game will always be an Ante
game. If you have the Type of Game set at something other than
Ante, when you toggle to Jacks or Better, the Type of Game will
be reset to Ante.
C - Change Playing Position
If you think you can play better from a different playing
position, press the letter "C" to toggle through the 8 different
playing positions. When you return to the game, you will have
swapped playing positions with the other player.
D - Change Card Colors
Pressing the letter "D" will bring you to a screen which will
allow you to change the card colors. The top portion or
your screen will display a row of cards, face down. Below
that row will be another row, face up. The lower portion of
your screen will display the following:
Card Back Card Face
F1 Border Foreground Color F4 Border Foreground Color
F2 Border Background Color F5 Border Background Color
F3 Pattern Color F6 Face Color
ALT-D Restore Default Colors
Pressing the Function keys, F1 through F6 will change the two
card rows to the available colors allowed with each function
key pressed. Pressing ALT-D will restore the card colors to
their default colors. When you are satisfied with the color
changes, press the ENTER key and you will be returned to the
Setup Screen. These changes are saved when you quit playing
Draw. Be sure DRAW.EXE resides in the drive or directory from
where you first started the game.
E - Double Bet After Draw
Pressing the letter "E" will allow double bets after the draw.
Normally in this limit game, your bets are always $20. With
this options set to ON, your bets after the draw will be $40.
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F - Pause For Player Action
When this options is set to ON, action will pause with each
player until you press the SpaceBar.
G - Display Cards Drawn
When this is set to ON, as each player discards from his hand,
the number of cards drawn will be displayed next to the players
hand. If your are playing this game using a fast speed, you may
not have time to view the number of cards drawn. When this
option toggles to ON, you will be asked the following question:
Do you want to pause to view discards (Y/N)?
This is useful if you are playing at a fast speed without using
Pause For Player Action (Option F) above. When answering Yes,
before the dealer deals your replacement cards, action will
pause until you press the SpaceBar. If you have answered Yes to
this question, a final following question will be displayed
Pause when your not in the pot (Y/N)?
If you have folded and do not care to pause to view the
discards, answer No. Answering Yes will pause even though you
have folded.
HIGH SCORES
This screen is viewed by pressing the Function 8 key from the
Main Options. If you have option 0 in the Setup Menu set to On,
you will be able to view the top fifteen players. The screen
will display the players name, winnings, hands played and date
the winnings was recorded.
The bottom line on your screen will show your total standings
taken from you statistics file.
SHAREWARE VERSION
The ShareWare version of Draw Poker does not support all of the
options that are available in the Registered version. These
have purposely been left out and are available to Registered
users only. After you have played Draw Poker for a reasonable
time, we ask for your support by sending in your
registration. Registered users will receive the latest
Registered Version.
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OTHER PROGRAMS
* Shareware programs will run on CGA or Monochrome
ALL REGISTERED VERSIONS run on either CGA or
Monochrome unless otherwise noted.
CASINO/GAMBLING GAMES
*Lowball Poker Draw Poker Baccarat
Roulette *Blackjack Connoisseur *Chuck-a-Luck
*Holdem Poker *Knock Poker *Red Dog
SOLITAIRE GAMES
*Pyramid *Poker *Osmosis
*Accordion Baker (VGA Only)
OTHER GAMES
*SuJu *Pig
UTILITIES
DCS EU Kill DX CDate
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REGISTRATION FORM
Registration entitles the user to full support, upgrade
notifications, discounts on all programs and future programs.
Draw Poker Professional
Version 2.00 Registration
Registration Fee 5 1/4" disk $15.00 _______
Registration Fee 3 1/2" disk $17.00 _______
All 22 Shareware versions on 5 1/4" disks $ 8.00 _______
All 22 Shareware versions on 3 1/2" disks $10.00 _______
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Total $ _______
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Make checks payable to: Post Office Box 21081
Castro Valley, CA 94546
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FILE1962.TXT
Disk No: 1962
Disk Title: Draw Poker Professional
PC-SIG Version: S1
Program Title: Draw Poker Professional
Author Version: 2.00
Author Registration: $15.00
Special Requirements: None.
Keep your card skills polished and your poker face in training. Play
DRAW POKER PROFESSIONAL in an eight-handed game of your favorite version
of poker.
Whether you are a card game enthusiast, a neighborhood player or a
professional, you can play poker just as it is played in a card club or
casino. Seven of the eight hands are played by the computer. Play
straight Ante, Blind, Straddle, Anything Opens or a Jacks or Better
game. Choose from the many configuration options to suit your playing
preferences, mood or skill level.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ To start program, type: DRAW (press enter) ║
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║ To print documentation, type: COPY DRAW.DOC PRN ║
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Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1962
Volume in drive A has no label
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DRAW DOC 37287 11-15-89 6:40a
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DREAD COM 4200 11-15-89 6:40a
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