Dealer's choice
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Dealer's choice is a style of poker
where each player may deal a different variant. As the deal passes clockwise around the table, each player chooses a variant which is either played just for the current hand or for an entire orbit. It is a common choice for home games, where the tone of the game is usually more recreational than competitive. Dealer's choice games often break from the typical forms of poker through the use of wild cards
, burn card
s, and kill cards in addition to variations on betting structure. The majority of the dealer's choice poker games were derived from children's games such as Chase the Ace
and 7/27
.
There are many other forms of poker which are included in modern dealer's choice games. Some of these games may include: 7-card stud, 7-card stud hi/lo, 5 card draw/stud, omaha, omaha 8, razz, lowball, and blind-ante games such as "guts". There are also several popular stud game variations which are commonly seen at a dealer's choice game which include "baseball, follow the queen, and the black mariah.
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
where each player may deal a different variant. As the deal passes clockwise around the table, each player chooses a variant which is either played just for the current hand or for an entire orbit. It is a common choice for home games, where the tone of the game is usually more recreational than competitive. Dealer's choice games often break from the typical forms of poker through the use of wild cards
Wild Cards
Wild Cards is a science fiction and superhero anthology series set in a shared universe. The series was created by a group of New Mexico science fiction authors, but it is mostly pulled together and edited by best-selling author George R. R. Martin with assistance by Melinda Snodgrass, also a...
, burn card
Burn card
In card games, a burn card is a playing card dealt from the top of a deck, and discarded , unused by the players. Burn cards are almost always placed face down next to the discard pile without being revealed to the players....
s, and kill cards in addition to variations on betting structure. The majority of the dealer's choice poker games were derived from children's games such as Chase the Ace
Chase the Ace
Chase the Ace can refer to:*Old Maid, a shedding-type card game*Ranter-Go-Round, a card game*"Chase the Ace" , an instrumental rock song by AC/DC...
and 7/27
Seven twenty-seven
Seven Twenty-Seven is a vying game similar in some respectsto poker, and often played as a "dealer's choice" variant athome poker games.It uses the same equipment and betting system, but the value of...
.
Pineapple
Pineapple
Texas Hold'em rules are used, but instead of 2 hole cards 3 are dealt and one of them is to be discarded before the flop. Then play according to the classic Texas Hold'em rules.Crazy Pineapple
Just like in Pineapple you receive 3 cards but only after the flop each player discards a hole card. Then play according to the classic Texas Hold'em rules.Crazy Pineapple with replacement
It is Crazy Pineapple with an exception. Once the river cards are shown, each player has the option to exchange one of his hole cards for a fee (Usually, it is 2-4 times more than the betting limit). The player discards a hole card first and only after he receives a card from the deck. It can be played high/low split or high/low eight or better.There are many other forms of poker which are included in modern dealer's choice games. Some of these games may include: 7-card stud, 7-card stud hi/lo, 5 card draw/stud, omaha, omaha 8, razz, lowball, and blind-ante games such as "guts". There are also several popular stud game variations which are commonly seen at a dealer's choice game which include "baseball, follow the queen, and the black mariah.