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Each player is
dealt five cards face down, but no one looks at any of his cards.
The first player in turn exposes a card, and there is a betting
interval. After this, the next player turns up his cards, one by
one, until he has a higher-ranking poker combination than the first
player, at which point there is another betting interval. Play continues
in this way until the last active player has gone through the process
of turning up his cards. If anyone turns up all five of his cards
without beating his right-hand neighbor, he is out of the pot and
the player at his left begins to turn up cards.
When the turn comes back to any player still in the pot, he may
turn up additional cards in an effort to beat his right-hand neighbor.
The highest hand or poker combination showing at the end wins the
pot. How to play: While the showing of certain cards changes the
probabilities to some extent, it suffices to know that an "average"
poker hand is ace-king high. Therefore, if none of your cards has
yet been exposed, your expectation is that you cannot beat a pair.
All cards are dealt face up, one at a time. When a card of the same
rank as a previously dealt card shows up, it is transferred to the
player who was previously dealt that rank, giving him a pair. There
is then a betting interval, and the deal is resumed with a face-up
card to the player from whom the card was transferred (or, if he
has dropped, to the next active player in turn). The deal continues
in this way, with a betting interval after the transfer of each
card, and the pot goes to the first player to get four-of-a-kind.
How to play: Don't-unless you are closer to making four-of-a-kind
than anyone else. Since this strategy will have a stultifying effect
on the game, Butcher Boy is a poor choice unless the game is a casual
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