Seven-deuce game
A home-game side bet: win a pot holding 7-2, the worst starting hand, and every other player pays you a bounty.
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- What it means
- In the 7-2 game, anyone who wins a pot with seven-deuce in their hand collects a fixed bounty from each player at the table. The rule is agreed before play and is not part of standard poker. Most tables ask the winner to show the hand to be paid.
- How it is calculated
- The bounty makes 7-2 worth bluffing with, so players raise it and keep betting it to force folds. Everyone knows this, so a big bet from a player who loves the game is more often a bluff than usual.
- Worked example
- Six players agree a bounty of 5. You raise with 7♦ 2♣, bet the flop and the turn, and your opponent folds. You win the pot and 5 from each of the other five players: 25 extra.
- Why it matters
- The game turns the weakest hand into a bluffing hand, so it changes how often bets are bluffs at that table. Adjust by calling a little lighter against the players chasing the bounty.
See also: Bluff, Hand rankings, Bounty (PKO)