In the past when discussing various poker games I have mentioned one of my home games that I have every week with a group of friends who really enjoy crazy bingo type poker.
For those of you who don't know, bingo poker games are those that are far more dependent upon luck than any real strategy.
The newest bingo poker game that has gripped my home game with a fever is one that we call Anaconda. Don't ask me where the name comes from. All I can tell you is that when it gets a grip of you it can really take your breath away. I know, terrible puns.
Regardless, poker at home will never be the same once you introduce this game to your friends. The pots can get huge and the action is furious. It is a limit type game with a high low split. It is not based on traditional poker hands but is instead a point based game. All cards are worth their face value with pictures worth ten and Aces worth one or eleven.
Five cards are dealt out across the middle of the table face down. Each player is then dealt five cards of their own. The game begins by turning over one of the cards in the middle. If you hold that card in your hand, you have to lay it down face up on the card in the middle of the table. With each turned card a betting round ensues. By the end, which ever players remain make a determination as to whether they want to go for the high end or the low end. This is done by secretly placing one chip or two in your hand then simultaneously exposing it with the other players at the end.
Here's where it can be fun. You also have the option of going for both the high and low on a sweep. If you win, you get the whole pot. If you lose one, you lose it all and the other player or players take it all. Finally, if you mange to get rid of all the cards you were holding in your hand after the cards are turned up in the middle, you win the whole pot.
Sound fun and easy? You have no idea what you are in for. Trust me your poker home game will never be the same. That snake is vicious. Good luck.
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