LetYouDown
07-27-2005, 04:59 PM
At our micro limit poker games, we play everything under the sun. There's a game called Guts, which I'm sure some of you are familiar with, although not necessarily by that moniker.
Anyway, everyone is dealt three cards. There's no draw. Everyone looks at their cards, and then the dealer says "1, 2, 3, Drop" and on the word Drop, you have to either hold your cards or drop them. If you drop them, you're out the ante. If you don't drop them, you have to show down against all other players and match the pot if you don't have the best hand. Best hand takes the pot. If only one person stays, they have to beat a dummy hand. If they beat the dummy hand, they win the pot and the game is over. If they lose to the dummy hand, they match the pot and play continues.
The game I play in is typically 4-5 handed. Occasionally someone will stay with a hand as low as A high, good kicker...but it's on the rarer side. Everyone will stay with a pair of 7's or better. Lower pairs are more gut feeling.
Odd note: Despite my explanations, 3 of a kind is considered the strongest hand, with a straight flush 2nd. Straight beats a flush. All other hand rankings are the same.
Is there an optimum strategy to glean from this? I don't much care for the game, so I'd rather just have an ABC formula in my head based on # players, pot size, etc.
Just curious to hear your thoughts.
Anyway, everyone is dealt three cards. There's no draw. Everyone looks at their cards, and then the dealer says "1, 2, 3, Drop" and on the word Drop, you have to either hold your cards or drop them. If you drop them, you're out the ante. If you don't drop them, you have to show down against all other players and match the pot if you don't have the best hand. Best hand takes the pot. If only one person stays, they have to beat a dummy hand. If they beat the dummy hand, they win the pot and the game is over. If they lose to the dummy hand, they match the pot and play continues.
The game I play in is typically 4-5 handed. Occasionally someone will stay with a hand as low as A high, good kicker...but it's on the rarer side. Everyone will stay with a pair of 7's or better. Lower pairs are more gut feeling.
Odd note: Despite my explanations, 3 of a kind is considered the strongest hand, with a straight flush 2nd. Straight beats a flush. All other hand rankings are the same.
Is there an optimum strategy to glean from this? I don't much care for the game, so I'd rather just have an ABC formula in my head based on # players, pot size, etc.
Just curious to hear your thoughts.