Deck Poker
Deck Poker is a very rare variation of the world famous game of Stud Poker. In fact, if you initiate a home poker game night with friends and invite them over to play Deck Poker the chances are that they most likely have never heard of it. Deck
Poker is played with five to seven players, but the ideal recommended number is six players. This is how the game works:
Step 1: The dealer distributes one card to each player. This card is facing down.
Step 2. After the players have been given one card each, the dealer proceeds to flip the deck’s top card up to expose it to everyone.
Step 3: The player to the left of the dealer is now faced with the choice of taking the face up card OR taking the deck’s new top card, which is blind to everyone. Either way, the player gets the card facing up so the choice is not between an exposed card to players and a card that remains hidden from all players. Rather, it is a choice between a card that can be of use to the player or a blind card that may have a better shot with the first card.
Step 4: If the player chose the exposed card, then the dealer again takes the card on top of the deck and flip it up on the center of the table, giving the next player the same choice. If the player chooses a blind card, then the next player is also given the choice of taking the exposed card or the next blind card. It must be noted that the exposed card is never replaced by the dealer unless it has been taken by a player.
Step 5: This process of exposing cards and choosing between them continues until each player has one face down card and four face up cards.
Step 6: Players show cards and the best hand wins the entire pot.