High Stakes Poker on Home Network WHAT ARE THEY PLAYING???

#1 11-03-2006, 3:32 AM

Hi,
I am trying to get into this poker craze but I am stumped by what they are playing on a show called HIGH STAKES POKER on the Game channel.
The house deals two cards and only two cards to each player, I have seen the house get Three cards and then a fourth card but the fourth card was separated by a space indicating to me that somehow it didn't belong in the group of three cards.
When I was a kid many moons ago Poker was played with 5 cards, no matter what variation of Poker we played, it was played with 5 cards. It seems to me that you ought to call Poker played with only two cards,Gin Rummy.

Please help me with this quandry. Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
fastchip

#2 11-03-2006, 3:47 AM

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Originally Posted by fastchip

Hi,
I am trying to get into this poker craze but I am stumped by what they are playing on a show called HIGH STAKES POKER on the Game channel.
The house deals two cards and only two cards to each player, I have seen the house get Three cards and then a fourth card but the fourth card was separated by a space indicating to me that somehow it didn't belong in the group of three cards.
When I was a kid many moons ago Poker was played with 5 cards, no matter what variation of Poker we played, it was played with 5 cards. It seems to me that you ought to call Poker played with only two cards,Gin Rummy.

Please help me with this quandry. Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
fastchip

I record every episode of "High Stakes Poker" and I've always seen them play only No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em. 2 cards per player. Then 3 cards face up on the board plus 1 & 1. A round of betting at each step. If all but one player folds before any or all the board cards come, he takes the pot. Sometimes they'll double deal the board by agreement, but that's rare.

Welcome to CC, Fastchip. There's tons of cool things to learn here.


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