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SAINT POKER aka RICHMOND LASER'S CAXTON SHUFFLE
Players: 2-5.
Description: Loosely based on poker Texas hold 'em poker card game but without a bidding phase. The game is played over several rounds and has more strategic decisions to make because you have more knowledge and influence of the cards.
Components required:
Standard deck of 52 cards. Pen and paper for keeping score.
Rules:
At the end of each round of play, each player will make a poker hand of 5 cards according to the standard poker Texas hold'em rules.
The 5 cards may be made from any combination of cards in the 'river' (the communal cards in the middle of the table) and the 2 individual cards the player has selected.
Each poker hand is then ranked to determine which player won.
Hand Ranking Order:
- Straight flush. Five cards in a sequence, all in the same suit.
- Four of a kind. All four cards of the same rank. e.g. 7,7,7,7
- Full house. Three of a kind with a pair. e.g. e.g. Queen,Queen,Queen,5,5
- Flush. All 5 cards are of the same suit.
- Straight. e.g. 4,5,6,7,8, any mixture of suits.
- Three of a kind. Three of the same rank. e.g. 8,8,8
- Two pairs. Two pairs. e.g. Queen,Queen,5,5
- High. None of the above, the highest card.
Note 1: To settle ties for similar tricks like flushes the rank of the highest card is used. Ace high.
Note 2: To settle ties for tricks requiring less than 5 cards, the number rank of the 'kicker' (the other card) is used.
Example round:
Winner: Player B wins with a straight flush: 2nd: Player C has a king flush with hearts: 3rd: Player A comes next with a straight: 4th: Player D comes last with a (lower) straight:
Game Setup:
Shuffle the deck.
Deal 10 cards to each player.
Next turn over a number of cards depending on the number of players face-up, these are the ‘Future river’ cards. 3 cards in a 2-player game. 2 cards for 3 players, 1 card for 4 players, 0 cards for 5 players.
The remaining cards become the 'deck’.
Playing a Round:
River Setup Phase:
Move the face up cards from the future river and place them in the middle to make the start of the current river.
From the deck, place face-up the same number of cards to one side to make a new future river.
To complete the current river, each player must select 1 card from their hand and simultaneously reveal them.
This will make a total of 5 face-up cards now showing the complete current river.
Reveal and Score Phase
Each player selects 2 cards from their hand. Simultaneously players reveal their 2 cards.
According to poker rules determine the winner order.
The winner receives points equal to the current round number. So 1 point in the 1st round, 2 points in the 2nd round, etc. Everyone else receives 0 points for their hand. Tie hands, a random winner will be determined.
Keep a running total score, anyone is allowed to know the current score at any time.
Pickup
Following the reverse winning order, take a card back from either the river or any of the players revealed cards, and place it in your hand, the winner being the last to take a card.
Repeat the process again so everyone picks up a total of 2 cards.
Discard the remaining 5 cards, they will no longer be used.
Repeat for 8 rounds.
The winner has the most points at the end of the game.