Poker Bull
Poker is a game with many variations – stud poker, draw poker, Omaha, Hold’em, Lowball, and so many others! However, the most deviant variation has to be the game of Bull Poker. It is played with the following steps:
Step 1: The deck is distributed to the players until each player has five cards.
Step 2: The player on the dealer’s left starts bidding. Bidding on what? On what they assume the best hand out of all cards that players have to be. Take note that all the players’ cards will be “pooled together” and each bid will be a mental picking out of the five best cards from everyone’s hands.
Step 3: The bidding continues in a clockwise motion around the table, and each following bid must be higher than the previous one. Players may opt to pass during the bidding process. There will be a total of two bidding rounds to give each player a good chance with achieving their bidding goals, especially the first player who was required to start the bidding low.
Step 4: The showdown occurs. All the players are required to show their cards and lay the cards down in front of them facing up. Players then observe the cards and determine what is the highest playing hand that can be formed from all the cards laid out. If the highest bidder got it right, then all the other players must give up one card to be dealt in the next playing round. If the highest player got it wrong, then he’s the only player who loses a card during the next playing round.
Step 5: Cards are then pooled together once again and shuffled completely for another round of the game. The dealer must take note of all the card deductions per round, and he must distribute the cards accordingly. Players stand to lose one card after each round so it may get a bit confusing. The winner of Bull Poker is the player who is the only one with any cards left to be dealt with.