Ricochet Poker

¶ Basic Rules

• Everyone plays with face-up hands.
• Each player antes one chip and is dealt one card.
• After that, play always passes to whoever has the worst hand.
• When you play, ante X (0-4) chips. Then draw cards one at a time.
  • If you draw X cards, and still have the lowest hand, you are out.
  • If at any point you no longer have the lowest hand, stop flipping. (You don’t get the extra cards. No refunds.)
• Hand limit of 5 cards.

¶ “Casino” Rules

• One player, the dealer, acts as the house.
• Each player antes one chip. But dealer is dealt five cards, and other players two cards.
• If dealer’s hand is too high, dealer folds. See below.
• From worst hand to best, each player has one play and chooses whether to:
  • fold
  • ante one chip to buy exactly three cards.
• If a player’s full hand is good enough, the dealer pays a bonus to them, even if they lose.

If playing at home, cap bonuses at 10, and rotate role of dealer.

Original game by James Ernest