What's this called?

corblimey

What is the name of the game or HE variant where everyone brings their hole cards to their foreheads in such a way that everybody else can see them? Are there any other rules to this variant? Should it be limit-only or anything like that? I personally think it should be limit, as I'm pretty sure everybody will pay to see the flop, etc.

I'm thinking of introducing 1 hand of it when things get a little stale in the home games.

DubTony

Found this here

http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/variants.php

“Blind Man's Bluff” or “Indian Poker” - When each player is dealt their two pocket cards, they do not look at them. Instead they hold them against their forehead so that every other player can see them. If you look at your cards before the showdown, your hand is ruled dead.

Sounds like fun.

Dave

I don't know, but I remember watching Barney Boatmans home game show on the poker channel where everyone was dealt one card which they then stuck to their forehead, and bet on the strength of everyone elses cards, and the highest card won. Can't remember what it's called though.

jd

Liar's Poker


There is a book by the same name. Brokers on Wall Street (Big Swinging Dicks!) played it.

jd

DapperGent

The one card version was always called Russian Poker when I played it. Lots of fun.

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

jd wrote:

Liar's Poker


There is a book by the same name. Brokers on Wall Street (Big Swinging Dicks!) played it.

jd

the game of "liar's poker" is based on guessing the ending serial numbers on a dollar bill, as far as i remember from the book...

jd

Roundtower2 wrote:

the game of "liar's poker" is based on guessing the ending serial numbers on a dollar bill, as far as i remember from the book...

you are right...
a long time since i read the book..

pokerjoker666

The variant in Barny's Home Games was Indian Summer in which every player anted, received one card and then bet. The winner was the person with the highest card at the end of the showdown.

MadsL

the game of "liar's poker" is based on guessing the ending serial numbers on a dollar bill, as far as i remember from the book...

'limit' poker = $1M

BrendanB

And raised to $10m (though denied by all, including those supposedly involved)