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The Rules for Spit in the Ocean Draw Poker.

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Spit in the Ocean Draw Poker

Spit in the Ocean draw poker might be classified as a hybrid draw poker / community card poker game, but it is discussed here because it plays mostly as a draw poker game. On the initial deal, each poker player is dealt four cards, and then a single card is dealt to the center of the table face up. This card plays as if it were the fifth card in every player's poker hand. It is also a wild card, and every other card of its rank is also wild.

The first betting round is then played, followed by a draw in which each each player replaces cards from his poker hand with an equal number, so that each player still has only four cards in hand. A final betting round is followed by a showdown. High-hand values are used.

Here's a sample deal: Alice deals four cards to each poker player, then deals the next card face up to the center of the table. It is the 6 of diamonds, and this makes all 6-spot cards wild. Bob opens for $1, Carol raises to $2, David folds, Alice and Bob call. Bob discards two cards, and receives two replacements. Carol draws one card, and Alice draws one. Bob checks, Carol bets $2, Alice raises to $4, Bob folds, Carol re-raises to $6, and Alice calls. The cards in Carol's hand are Q-Q-6-4. Because the 6 in her hand and the one on the board are wild, her poker hand is four queens. Alice's hand contains K-J-9-7, all spades. With the shared wild card, this gives her a flush, which loses to Carol's four kings.

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