magic_man
01-19-2004, 09:01 AM
It's 15 hours into a late-night 6-12 hold'em home game, and all hell has broken loose. I'm playing heads-up against the only guy left with chips, but a curious phenomenon is occurring on the end of the table. A game of blind, roll-your-own, five card stud has started up. Soon my opponent and I abandon our frivolous game (read: he goes broke) for the obvious greater EV to be had in this venture. The game works like this:
1) Every player antes $5
2) The first player draws a card randomly from the deck, spread out on the table
3) The next player draws cards until he beats the drawn hand
4) The drawing repeats until one player has the best 5-card hand, and he wins the pot
Now past the boring part and onto the exciting hand:
5 players are in.
The first player draws an Ace.
The next player draws five blanks and no pair.
Now I step up to the table. I draw my first card...a red King. I draw my next card...a black King! The day is mine.
The next player, feeling the intense pressure, reaches towards the deck with shaky hands. He draws the 3 of hearts. He draws the 5 of hearts. He draws the...SIX of hearts. The house man laughs that he is drawing to a straight flush. He draws again...the FOUR OF HEARTS! (I am totally serious).
He now stops, with a coy smile on his face, and offers to let us buy him out. What is my proper bid with my cowboys?
Read on for the crazy results.
~Magic_Man
1) Every player antes $5
2) The first player draws a card randomly from the deck, spread out on the table
3) The next player draws cards until he beats the drawn hand
4) The drawing repeats until one player has the best 5-card hand, and he wins the pot
Now past the boring part and onto the exciting hand:
5 players are in.
The first player draws an Ace.
The next player draws five blanks and no pair.
Now I step up to the table. I draw my first card...a red King. I draw my next card...a black King! The day is mine.
The next player, feeling the intense pressure, reaches towards the deck with shaky hands. He draws the 3 of hearts. He draws the 5 of hearts. He draws the...SIX of hearts. The house man laughs that he is drawing to a straight flush. He draws again...the FOUR OF HEARTS! (I am totally serious).
He now stops, with a coy smile on his face, and offers to let us buy him out. What is my proper bid with my cowboys?
Read on for the crazy results.
~Magic_Man