Unorthodox NL poker variant from Poland
01-20-2020
, 03:40 PM
Here is my latest poker game which I believe is the final result of 12 years of my work. Before I start with the rules I want to say one very important thing - any comment, question or opinion is much appreciated.
Title: "Buck Daddy"
Author: Grzegorz Jakubowicz
Betting structure: Advanced No Limit
Number of players: 2-10
Deck: 44 cards (from 4 to Ace)
Betting rounds: 5
Hand ranking: classic (with 444AA full house as the highest hand)
Hole cards: 2
Board: Flop (4 cards), Noon (1 card), Prime (1 card), Clover (1 card)
Board arrangement:
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Ace card: plays only as the highest card
Hands higher than 444AA: the game skips them completely
Winning hand: best 5 cards out of 9
The hand ranking is confirmed with about 92% accuracy (about 400 hand samples), so it still needs to be confirmed analytically. There is a tiny margin between three of a kind / straight and also between high card / pair. 400 hands is quite a lot though, so as for the beginning phase it should be enough.
"Advanced No Limit" is basically classic no limit, but the pot from the last three betting rounds is divided into 3 parts (Noon card pot, Prime card pot and Clover card pot). The showdown winner gets all the Pre-flop and Flop money plus the money from 3rd to 5th betting rounds which are represented by active cards (cards which are a part of the winning hand). The pot from 3rd to 5th betting rounds represented by non-active cards is split between the players. So if for example only the Prime card is active (plays) the Prime card pot (plus Pre-flop & Flop) goes to the winner, while the Noon and Clover card pots are split pots. This rule of course refers only to the showdown. Folded pots act normally.
Advanced No Limit betting structure is in my opinion an improvement on the classic NL. What it does is actually increase the level of hole card transparency (putting opponent on a certain hand), which I believe is the key as far as the basis of all strategy and what defines a good game.
Title: "Buck Daddy"
Author: Grzegorz Jakubowicz
Betting structure: Advanced No Limit
Number of players: 2-10
Deck: 44 cards (from 4 to Ace)
Betting rounds: 5
Hand ranking: classic (with 444AA full house as the highest hand)
Hole cards: 2
Board: Flop (4 cards), Noon (1 card), Prime (1 card), Clover (1 card)
Board arrangement:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
....XXXX XXXX XXXX....
....XXXX XXXX XXXX....
....XXXX XXXX XXXX....
....XXXX XXXX XXXX....
Ace card: plays only as the highest card
Hands higher than 444AA: the game skips them completely
Winning hand: best 5 cards out of 9
The hand ranking is confirmed with about 92% accuracy (about 400 hand samples), so it still needs to be confirmed analytically. There is a tiny margin between three of a kind / straight and also between high card / pair. 400 hands is quite a lot though, so as for the beginning phase it should be enough.
"Advanced No Limit" is basically classic no limit, but the pot from the last three betting rounds is divided into 3 parts (Noon card pot, Prime card pot and Clover card pot). The showdown winner gets all the Pre-flop and Flop money plus the money from 3rd to 5th betting rounds which are represented by active cards (cards which are a part of the winning hand). The pot from 3rd to 5th betting rounds represented by non-active cards is split between the players. So if for example only the Prime card is active (plays) the Prime card pot (plus Pre-flop & Flop) goes to the winner, while the Noon and Clover card pots are split pots. This rule of course refers only to the showdown. Folded pots act normally.
Advanced No Limit betting structure is in my opinion an improvement on the classic NL. What it does is actually increase the level of hole card transparency (putting opponent on a certain hand), which I believe is the key as far as the basis of all strategy and what defines a good game.
