| This is the kind
of poker you will glimpse in Westerns.
What the words mean
Minimum bet: The minimum stake has to be agreed before the
game starts. Try £1.
Maximum bet: The maximum stake has to be agreed before the
game starts. Try £2.
Pass: To pass on a round of betting and stay in the game.
To pass you must knock on the table. In America this is called
to check. If another player has raised the game you must call.
Call: To match the previous bet.
Raise: To match what the previous player put into the pot
and then add some more.
Fold: Place your cards face down on the table on the table
in front of you. And keep quiet.
Each player still in the game should have an
equal amount of money in the pot, betting rounds continue
until everyone is at the same amount.
Age: Adult
Players: 3-6,
but best for five.
You will need: A
normal pack of cards and chips for betting.
The deal
Before the deal each player stakes one chip
as an ante.
In this game the dealer has their own hand.
The dealer deals five cards to each player. Each player looks
at their cards and then the first betting round begins.
The first round
Each player may open, pass or fold until someone
opens. If everybody passes or folds the cards are thrown in.
The pot is carried forward to a new round.
Hopefully someone will open the pot by placing
a bet. This player becomes the opener. When the pot has been
opened everyone may now only call or raise. Betting continues
round and round the circle until a raise is followed only
by calling or folding. If a player raises and everybody else
folds then that player is automatically the winner. If there
is more than one player still in the game there is a draw.
The draw
Beginning from the dealer’s left each
player who is still in the game may stand or call for cards.
If she calls for cards she puts 1, 2, or 3 cards face down
on the table announcing how many she is discarding eg: “Three”.The
dealer lays three cards from the top of the pack face down.
So no other player can see what has been disgarded or what
has been received.
The dealer is the last to draw.
The second round
Now there is a second round of betting. The
betting begins with the opener who may open, pass or fold.
Each player may pass or fold until someone opens. If everyone
passes then the opener must start the betting again. Then
everyone must call, raise or fold.
If all players but one fold then the last player
wins automatically. Otherwise there is a showdown. Each player
still in the game lays their cards out in front of them. The
player with highest combination wins.
The position of the dealer moves to the
left. Play begins again. |
