Poker Home Game Variants (Part 2)

Another type of poker game you can include in your home games :)

Royal Hold'em

This game is just like Texas Hold'em, but played with only 20 cards: the A K Q J 10 of each suit. Because of the reduced deck, only six players can take part (each deal then uses all the cards: 2 for each player, 5 on the board and 3 burned).

The only possible poker hands are (in descending order): Royal Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Straight, Two Pairs. The others do not arise because any flush must also be a straight (only 5 cards per suit), and with seven cards to use, if you have three of a kind your other four cards must either complete a straight or contain a pair for a full house. The worst possible holding is 10-10-J-J-Q-Q-K which makes two pairs with a king kicker.


Have fun every1 as usual :)

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