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| In this variation of Anaconda, each player is dealt seven cards face down and there is a betting round. Each active player then passes any two cards to the player on his left. There is another betting round, and then each player discards two cards from his hand and arranges his remaining face-down cards in a strategic order. Each player flips his first card over simultaneously, followed by a betting round. This continues for each card until the showdown, with the highest hand winning the pot. When choosing the cards to pass, you should anticipate receiving low or midrange replacements. The key is the arrangement of your face-down cards. Since they are revealed one at a time, sort them in an order that will keep your opponents guessing to the end. You'll need at least a flush to win this game. |
| This highly addictive games starts with the dealer placing two cards down and one up in front of each player. The object of this ridiculous game is to get as close to 7 or 27 as possible. Most cards are valued as in blackjack, meaning that aces are worth either 1 or 11 at the holder's discretion and number cards are worth their pip value. Face cards, however, are worth half a point, 0.5. The player to the dealer's left is the first lead player, with the lead rotating each round. Each round, the lead player may take one additional card. After everyone has had the option of taking a card that round, the lead then starts a round of betting. This continues until a round where no one takes an additional card. Declare. Bet. Showdown. Players closest to 7 and closest to 27 without going over split the pot. Note that A-A-5 is both 7 and 27, so player with this sort of double ace hand has an excellent hand for pigging. This card combination is known as "The Wheel". This is a powerful game and is known for completely negating the good/bad play that players have had during the course of the night. So be careful and have fun! |
Deal three cards down to each player. Bet. Draw up to three cards. Bet. Showdown. Player with high hand and player with low hand each receive a leg. Flushes and straights are ignored. Note that since aces are both high and low, it is possible for a player to have both the highest and lowest hand, and a player can receive two legs with one hand. Ante, reshuffle, and redeal. Continue until one or more players has three legs. First player with three legs wins.
This game introduces the concept of a leg. A "leg" is awarded to a player who wins a round in a game with multiple rounds. The pot is won by the player who first wins the specified number of legs. |
| Players are dealt one card at a time, betting after each card, alternately competing for high or low hand. After the ante, each player is dealt one card face down, which they can look at. For this first hand, players are competing for the highest card. To allow players to simultaneously indicate if they are going to compete for the pot, everyone secretly puts a coin in their hand to indicate they are competing or doesn't to indicate they are not competing. Everyone puts their closed fist on the table and opens them at the same time. Players who did not compete risk nothing and gain nothing. Players who did compete swap their cards to determine who wins - the other players do not get to see the competing players' cards. The player with the highest hand takes the pot. The competing players who lost have to match the pot. If there is a tie or no one stayed in, the pot carries over. The dealer then deals one more card face down to each player, which everyone adds to their hands. This time players are competing for the lowest hand (just like in Low Ball). Again each player simultaneously indicates if they are competing by secretly placing a coin in their hand to indicate they are staying. Competing players again swap hands to determine the winner with the lowest hand taking the pot. Losing players match the pot - noncompeting players do nothing. After the third card, players compete for highest hand the same way. After the fourth card, players compete for lowest hand the same way. After the final card, there is a showdown (with everyone automatically competing). The highest hand takes the pot and the game is over. |
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