AuctionA variant of seven card high/low stud poker. This variant is identical in all recpects to a standard high/low hand with the exception that, when each round of "up" cards are normally dealt begins, the first card is put up for auction. Any player who is still in the game may bid on that card, with the dealer serving as the auctioneer. Once purchased, the purchase price goes into the pot and the card may either be kept by the purchaser, or alternatively, placed by the purchaser on top of an opponent's hand (for instance, a player aiming for a low hand may buy a high card and throw it on another player's hand in an attempt to spoil the competitors low). After the auction card has been purchased and either kept or "donated" then play proceeds as usual, with all other players getting their up cards for free. A new auction ensues after each betting round. |
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Auction is a similar variation in which each upcard round (or possibly just those after the first) begins with an "auction" phase. Instead of dealing each player one upcard, the first card is dealt to the center and all players bid on it; the player who bids the highest amount places that amount into the pot, and then has the right to either keep the auction card as his own upcard, or designate another player who is required to take it as his. After the first card is auctioned off and placed, the remaining players are dealt a random upcard as usual, and betting proceeds as usual. This variation is commonly played as high-low split, so it is common for a player to "purchase" a high card to force it upon an opponent seeking low, for example. |
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