I was playing in a home game recently, and it was decided to play 5/10 holdem including a joker in the pack, to be used as a bug (to complete straights, flushes or straight flushes, otherwise an Ace).


It made for a very interesting game, and obviously created some strange hands, such as tied Ace high flushes etc. Also havoc can be created when the joker hits the river, as everyone now made whatever they were drawing to, and a set or 2 pair becomes essentially worthless.


Any hand containing the Joker demands to be played, but what sort of conditions should i put on preflop raising with the joker? Obviosly Ace Joker is the best hand one can be dealt, but is a hand like 5 joker that can make so many straights worthy of a raise?


Also automatically raising with the joker gives your hand away to an extent, so should i just call a raise as opposed to reraising with a hand like Ace Joker?