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Originally Posted by whosnext
Could you explain this new game?
Happily.
You get dealt 4 letters. The board is dealt: Flop 2 letter, Turn 2 letters, River 2 letters.
You can make straights using 2 letters from your hand and 3 from the board like in omaha. Flushes have to also be words, must be exactly 5letters long, and a word flush must use two letters from the hand like in omaha. 4 of a kind can be made using 1-3 letters from your hand and any from the board. Trips can be made from any combination from your hand and the board. Words can be made from any combination.
The rankings are as follows: Double word flush / 10 letter word / 4 of a kind / 9 letter word / word flush / 8-7 letter word / word straight / 6-5 letter word / trips / 4- letter word
Words of equal length, word flushes and trips are distinguished from each other by this letter-scoring system, the least commonly-used letters are the most valuable.
A,E,I,O,N,T - score: 1
S,R,D,L,H,C,W - score: 2
M,Y,B,G,P,F,U - score 4
X,Z,Q,J,K,V - score: 10
As far as bet-limits go, I'm thinking either pot-limit, or 2 fixed betsizes on flop and turn (which might be necessary given how it'll be impossible to actually know all the words you're drawing to), and no-limit on the river