Build and Burn
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Bulid and Burn is a high/low split game where high poker hand wins the high and low points wins the low. A players hand is combined with 2 rows of community cards, the build row where a player builds a poker hand, and the burn row which is low points.
To determine low points, numbered cards (2-3-4-5-etc.) are face value, Aces are 1-point and picture cards are worth 10 points. |
- Each player is dealt four cards face down.
- Two rows of 5 cards each (see above) are placed on the table (down).
- The top row is the 'build' row, where players make the best poker hand (high). The bottom row is the 'burn' row, where if any of a players hole cards match the 'burn' they must discard and card of that rank.
- Round of betting.
- One 'build' card and its corrosponding 'burn' card are turned over.
- Round of betting.
- This cycle continues until all community cards are revealed.
- Once all community cards are revealed, players must declare simultaneously whether they are going high poker (1 chip), low points (0 chips), or both (2 chips).
- Of the players declairing "High Poker", The best 5 card using poker hand using a combination of a player's remaining hole cards and the 5 'build cards wins the high
- For low points a player adds up the remaining cards in their hand for a total of points, lowest total points wins. Low points consist of face valued cards (2-10), Aces (1-point) and picture cards (10 points each).
If player declares both low and high, they must minimally tie both hands to win. If a player declares 'both' and only wins high (or low) then they win nothing.
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