Poker Cards

Cards - Show Down

A poker hand played for the ante only, without additional bets or raises. It is almost a pure gamble. Except for carding knowledge in draw or substitution forms, the expert has no advantage over the poor player. Any dialer’s choice game can be put on a Showdown basis, but beat your neighbor is the most popular form.

Show Five Cards Poker

Here’s a roll me back number from poker. The notion’s most cinating card game. Seven cards are dealt face down to each player, and each player looks at his cards. At a signal from the dealer, each player turns up one of his cards on the table. Before giving the signal, the dealer should inquire whether everyone is ready. After the cards are exposed; there is a round of betting. After the betting is completed, the dealer gives the signal for the exposure of the second cards. All these second cards must be exposed at the same time. The process continues until each player in the game has five cards exposed for the showdown. The game is usually played high-low. It is not unusual for a player to change his mind during the game jacks and try for low rather than high. Although medium-sized triplets figure to win in Seven-Card Stud, they make a doubtful calling hand in Show Five. The reason is that too many straights and flushes are filled on hands that would not be played in Seven-Card Stud. In Show Five High-Low, proceed cautiously on any low hand worse than a seventy-five.

Six - Card Stud

This game is like Five-Card Stud with an additional card and betting interval on the end. The sixth card comes up in some groups, down in others. In still another variation, the fifth card comes down and the sixth one up. The staying requirements are the same as for Five-Card Stud. (Play straights and flushes only incidentally to good high cards.) In a loose game, the average winning hand is two pairs, but a single pair. Of aces or kings will often hold up in tighter play. Six-Card Stud is not quite as unpredictable as Sudden Death when played low poker promotions. When played high-low, it is best to stay only on hands that have swing potential.