Follow the Queen (or Chase the Bitch)
Follow the Queen (or Chase the Bitch)
Poker with some hidden / some visible player cards
Best 5 card poker hand
Number of Players: 2-7
Wild Cards: Yes
This is a 7-Card Stud poker game where the best 5-card poker hand wins at showdown. Players are dealt 7 cards over 5 streets. Queens and "what follow" are wild.
Each player is dealt two cards face down and one card face up starting with the player to the left of the dealer.
There is a round of betting where each player can fold, call, or raise. Betting starts with the player with the best hand showing.
Each player is dealt another face up card followed by another round of betting. This is repeated 4 additional times. The cards dealt as the last iteration will be face down. Players end up with 2 down cards, 4 up cards and 1 down card.
Queens are wild. Optionally, Queens may not be wild unless one is shown face up in a player's hand.
If a Queen is turned up then the next card (next player) is also wild.
Optionally, if the Queen of Spades is dealt up to one of the players, then hand is folded, all remaining players re-ante and another hand is dealt.
Betting is limit and often $1 for all streets. Larger amounts for the later streets or possible just the last street are an option.
Determining the Winner
Each makes their best five-card poker hand using any of their 5 cards.
Aces can play high or low.