Buy A Card

• Poker with some hidden / some visible player cards

• Best 5-card poker hand

• Number of Players: 2-7

• Stakes: Fixed. Typically up to $3 per bet capped at 3 raises. There is only one round of betting.

• Wild Cards: Yes

Overview

• Buy A Card is a version of 7-Card Stud where the best 5-card poker hand wins the pot.

• Players "buy" cards to fill out their hand.

How To Play

• Each player is dealt three cards face down.

• Three cards are turned face up and the remaining deck is placed face down next to them.

• Starting with the player to the left of the dealer, a player may will buy cards to fill out his hand.  Cards are priced $.25, $.50 and $.75 for the face up cards.  The top card (face down) on the deck can be purchased for $.25.

• Face up cards are placed face up in front of the purchasing player as part of his hand.

• Face down cards are added to the purchasing player's hand face down.

• If a player buys a face down card, they can optionally discard a card from their face down hand and cover one of the face up cards on the board.

• Players buy card in rotation until each player has had the chance to purchase 7 cards.  Because of discards, some players could end up with fewer than 7 cards.

• After all players are done purchasing cards, the player with the best hand showing opens the betting.

Determining the Winner

• Each makes their best five-card poker hand using any of their 5 cards. Aces can play high or low.

• Aces are always high when determining wild cards.