WILD but FRIENDLY POKER Working Copy 5-29-17 edit afternoon

SUIT and HAND
1. On the initial deal, each player gets three cards. The first two
are down, and the third one is up. The dealer then places one
card face down, in the center of the table. This card will be the
last card shown. It will be the wild card and it will determine
what suit will split the pot. The player who ends up with the
highest card in that suit, from their three hole cards, will win
half the pot.
2. Play proceeds like any seven card stud game. Players are dealt
up cards, one at a time until they have four up cards. A bet
follows after each round of cards has been dealt. The bettor is
always the player having the highest hand. Betting options are
bet, check, call, raise, or fold.
3. Players are dealt their seventh card down, followed by another
bet. After the seventh card bet is over, the dealer turns up, the
community card. This is a wild card that can be used by every
player, and if they match it in their hand it is also wild. The
community card also indicates the suit that will split the pot.
The highest whole card in that suit wins half of the pot.
4. The players make the best five card hand from their seven held
cards and the wild card.
5. After seeing the community card the players have to declare
which way they are going. The declaration is made “verbally”
with a bet or check. The player who has the highest hand is the
first to bet and declare. Each player in turn follows the same
procedure. To declare which way they are going the players will
say “Suit,” “Hand,” or “Both ways.”
6. After every player has declared and the betting is completed,
cards are shown, and the winners determined.
NOTE: In order for a player to declare “Suit,” at least one of the players’
three whole cards MUST be in that suit.
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