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Guts |
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Guts is a poker game
played with three cards;
the name is used to
indicate whether the
player has the “guts” to
stay in the game. Each
player is dealt three
hidden cards; they look
at their cards to decide
if they wish to play
their hand, and then,
they simultaneously
declare if they are in
or out. If the player
decides to not play
his/her hand, he/she has
to hold the cards face
down over the table and
drop them at the
dealer’s cue. Placing an
object such as a poker
chip in the player’s
hand is a great way to
prevent hesitations and
determine how many of
them stay in: if the
player has the chip in
their hand, it means
that they are dropping
the hand - otherwise
they intend to play. If
only one player stays
in, then he/she wins the
entire pot and the game
ends. If no one stays
in, then the next hand
is dealt. |
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Since Guts is played
only with three cards,
the highest hand is
three of a kind. If more
than one person stays
in, then the highest
hand takes the pot and
the remaining in player
(s) must pay an amount
equal to what was
originally in the pot
(this is also called
“matching the pot” or
“paying the pot.”)
Therefore, if two
players stay in, the
amount of the pot will
stay the same, though
the pot doubles if three
players stay in. The
game will continue only
if there is money in the
pot. All the hands are
discarded and new hands
are dealt from the
remaining deck. In case
the deck is not large
enough to deal three
cards to each player,
then the entire deck is
reshuffled and hands are
dealt from the new deck
instead. |
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"Poker is a game of people... It's not the hand I hold, it's the people that I
play with." |
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"Look around the table. If you don't see a sucker, get up, because you're the
sucker." |
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"Nobody is always a winner, and anybody who says he is, is either a liar or
doesn't play poker." |
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"They anticipate losing when they sit down and I try my darndest not to
disappoint one of them." |
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