General
Setup
“I Lost The Most” Pot
Betting
Hand Rankings
General
Rule #1: Final rule interpretation will always be made my host.
Rule #2: Cards call themselves.
Rule #3: For low-only hands, straights and flushes do not count. For high-low-split hands, straights and flushes count.
Rule #4: If you go both ways and tie either end, you split the entire pot evenly with other winners.
Setup
Rule #1: Seating will be determined randomly by drawing a card from A to number of players.
Rule #2: Player that gets A has choice of seat and first game.
Rule #3: Other players are seated sequentially clockwise from A.
Rule #4: Players buy chips from the bank in stacks of $5.
“I Lost The Most” Pot
Rule #1: Players wishing to compete in the “I lost more than you” pot pay $1 and receive one “I Lost” chip.
Rule #2: Players without a chip will not compete.
Rule #3: Any player staying until the final showdown of a hand and losing will receive 1 “I Lost” chip
Rule #4: Any player paying out in a Gut game will receive 1 “I Lost” chip
Rule #5: Player with the most “I Lost” chips at a predetermined time will win the “I Lost The Most” pot
Betting
Rule #1: Max bet/raise is $1, max 3 raises per betting round. Other stakes allowed it all players agree before hand.
Rule #2: Decisions that benefit players later in turn order will be made by simultaneous chip-in-hand when possible.
Rule #3: When determining first-bet, hands with all wildcards are considered last.
Rule #4: When declaring low/high, 0 chips in hand = low, 1 chip = high, 2 chips = both/sweep.
Rule #5: To sweep a pot, a player must at least tie either or both winning hands to win, and can split.
Hand Rankings (High to Low)
Five of a Kind
Straight Flush
Four of a Kind
Full House
Flush
Straight
Three of a Kind
Two Pair
Pair
High Card
* For high/low split, best low is 6-4-3-2-A unsuited (i.e. straights and flushes count)
* For low-only, best low is 5-4-3-2-A (i.e. straights and flushes do not count)