Drop A Spot

• Poker with some hidden / some visible player cards

• Best 5-card poker hand splits pot with most "spots"

• Number of Players: 2-7

• Wild Cards: Yes

• Stakes: Fixed. Typically up to $1 per bet capped at 3 raises.

• "Match the Pot" feature (The Clash "Should I Stay or Should I Go" is often sung at this point in the game)

Overview

• Spots is a version of 7-Card Stud where a split pot between the best 5-card poker hand and the 7-card hand with the most "spots".

• Players are dealt 7 cards over 5 streets.

How To Play

• Each player is dealt three cards face down starting with the player to the left of the dealer.

• Each player will either hold or drop their hand led by a count by the dealer.  Players that drop are folding and out of the game.

• Each player is dealt three cards face up starting with the player to the left of the dealer.

• Each player will either hold or drop their hand led by a count by the dealer.  Players that drop are folding and out of the game and will pay a $1 fee to the pot.

• Players that do not drop must win/share in the best poker hand or the most spots or they must match the pot at 

• Each player is dealt another card and can decide to have the card face up or face down

• A round of betting occurs.

Determining the Winner

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

• Each makes their most spots using all 7 cards.  Spots are defined as 1 for Aces, Fives, Sevens or Nines.  2 for Deuces, Eights or Tens.  3 for Threes.  Fours, Sixes and face cards have 0 spots.