| In this seven-card variation of Spit-in-the-Ocean, each player gets four face-down cards followed by three cards dealt face down to the widow. The widow cards are exposed one at a time, with a betting round after each. The last card exposed in the widow, and all other cards of the same rank become wild. In the showdown, each player selects any five cards from among his four and the three on the table. The value of your hand can change dramatically when the final widow card (which determines the rank of wild cards) is flipped over. Since there are only four wild cards and everyone has at least one, hands should not be valued as highly as in Deuces Wild. Don't trust anything less than four-of-a-kind to win. |
| This member of the Spit-in-the-Ocean family is the same game as Cincinnati except that only four cards are dealt face down to each player and only four cards are dealt to the widow. The cards in the widow are exposed one at a time, with a betting round after each one. In the showdown, each player may select any five cards from among his four and the four in the widow. With eight cards to choose from, it usually takes a straight to win. Remember, though, that strong cards in the widow are shared by everyone. |
| Spit-in-the Ocean is actually a large family of dealer's choice games that features the use of a "widow" hand, a set of extra cards dealt to the center of the table which is shared by all players. In this basic version, four cards are dealt face down to each player, and one card is dealt face up to the widow. The exposed card and every other card of the same rank is wild. The widow card forms the fifth card of every active player's hand. There is a betting round, and then each player may discard and replace any of his four cards as in draw poker. After a final betting round, it usually takes at least a straight to win the showdown. |
| In this member of the Spit-in-the-Ocean family, four cards are dealt face down to each player, with one card dealt face up to the widow after each of the first three rounds of cards. There is a betting round, and then each active player in turn may discard any of his four cards and replace them from the deck. After the draw, the dealer turns up one card in the widow and there is a betting round. This repeats for the second and third widow cards. After the final betting round, each active player may choose only one of the three cards in the center to be his fifth card in the showdown for high hands. You'll need at least three-of-a-kind to win. |
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