POKER VARIANTS
I think poker is a great game, and I enjoy playing different variants of poker. Here are a few variants of poker that I created.
| War or Peace |
| Decoy |
| Wall Street with Corruption |
War or Peace
For 3 or more players
Decoy
Wall Street with Corruption
This game is an extension of the poker variant, Wall Street. In that game you can buy the cards you want from the table. In this variant, you may also buy cards that are owned by other players.
For 3 to 7 players
To begin, each player puts an ante in the pot. Then each player receives two cards down, and four up cards are dealt to the middle of the table.
This game is the same as 7-card stud in the following way. At the end of each turn, there is a round of betting, with the player who has the highest hand showing beginning the betting. If two or more players are in a tie for the highest hand showing, the first of those players, counting to the left of the dealer, begins the betting.
At the beginning of each turn, every player must choose one of the following three options, beginning with the player to the left of the dealer and proceeding clockwise around the table.
- The player may take a new card from the deck, as in 7-card stud. This card is dealt face up unless it is the fifth and final turn, in which case it is face down.
- The player may purchase a card from the table, paying the price to the pot and receiving the card, face up (even on the final turn), as in Wall Street. The price of the first card on the dealer's left is one ante, the next card costs two antes, the next is four antes, and the rightmost card is worth eight antes. (When there is enough money in the pot, money may be placed on top of the table cards to make it easier to remember each card's price. When one of the table cards is purchased, the money on top of the card remains in the pot.) All of the cards on the table that were on the right side of the card that was purchased (if any) are shifted to the left once in order to fill the gap. As a result, each of their prices are cut in half. Then a new card from the deck takes the rightmost position on the table, and its price is eight antes.
- The player may purchase a card from any other player, as long as the card has a price on it. The player who loses the card keeps any money that was on top of it. The buyer pays the price of the card to the pot (not the owner of the card) and receives the card, face up (even on the final turn). Then that player places money on the card to indicate its new price, which is double the old price unless the old price was eight antes, in which case the card has no price and it may never be bought again. (To differentiate this card from a new card that does not yet have a price, the player could move it to touch his/her down cards.) Next, the player whose card was just bought takes a turn, by selecting one of the three options. If that player takes a new card or purchases a card from the table, play then continues where it left off. Alternatively, the player may purchase any card belonging to another player that has a price, including a card that has just been bought.
After each player has taken a turn, there is a betting round. After each betting round, except for the last betting round, each player places one ante on top of his/her newest card. This represents the price of the card. A card may not be purchased before it has a price.
After five turns, including five betting rounds, the player with the highest 5-card hand who has not folded wins all of the money in the pot.