Poker With Five or Six Cards / 52 or 70 Card Decks

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Traditional Five Card Games with 52-card deck | Modified Five or Six Card Games with 70-card deck

The Modified Five or Six Game variations with a 70-card deck may be considered as proposals for computer games.

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A. Traditional Five-Card Hands .... 52 Card Deck .... No Wild Cards

Suites .. Spades, Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds

*** The thirteen cards in each suite, ranked highest to lowest ***
|Ace .. King .. Queen .. Jack .. Ten .. Nine .. Eight .. Seven .. Six .. Five .. Four .. Three .. Two|

Following .. Card Hands in order of rank, highest to lowest .....

	1. Royal Flush ... This is the highest ranking non wild card hand in traditional poker.
	2. Straight Flush ... 5 consecutive from one suite After a Royal Flush, highest hand is King-Queen-Jack-Ten-Nine, then Queen-Jack-Ten-Nine-Eight, and so on.
	3. Four Of A Kind ... Highest, next highest, etc. 4 Aces .. 4 Kings .. 4 Queens .. 4 Jacks .. etc.
	4. Full House ... Three Of A Kind plus One Pair Highest .. 3 Aces plus 2 Kings or 2 Queens or 2 Jacks, etc. Next Highest .. 3 Kings plus 2 Aces or 2 Queens or 2 Jacks, etc. ... and so on.
	5. Flush ... Five mixed from one suite Example .. A combo of Ace, Queen, Nine, Four, Three beats a combo of Ace, Jack, Nine, Five, Three.
	6. Straight ... Five consecutive from different suites Example ... 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 beats 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 The Ace can be used as a One Card for 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
	7. Three Of A Kind Highest ... Next Highest ... Etc. 3 Aces ... 3 Kings ... 3 Queens ... 3 Jacks ... and so on.
	8. Two Pairs Highest ... Next Highest ... Etc. 2 Aces .. plus 2 Kings / 2 Queens / 2 Jacks / etc. 2 Kings ... plus 2 Queens / 2 Jacks / 2 Tens / etc.
	9. One Pair Highest ... Next Highest ... Etc. 2 Aces / 2 Kings / 2 Queens / 2 Jacks / 2 Tens / etc.
	10. High Card Hand Examples ..... Highest .... Ace plus Ten, Eight, Seven, Three Next Highest .... King plus Jack, Ten, Six, Five .... and so on.

5 2 C A R D S A B O N U S T H O U G H T
Imagine the increased possibilities if the traditional 52-card deck was expanded to 56 with the adding of a One Card
to each suite. As you read about the 70-card universe further down on this page, look for scenarios involving the use
of the One Card, including situations where the Ace can be used as a One Card in certain hands.

B. Traditional and Modified Five-Card Hands
70 Card Deck .... No Wild Cards

Suites .. Spades, Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, Swords

*** The fourteen cards in each suite, ranked highest to lowest ***
|Ace .. King .. Queen .. Jack .. Ten .. Nine .. Eight .. Seven .. Six .. Five .. Four .. Three .. Two ... One|

In a 70-card universe, there can be eleven five-card hand ranks, as follows ...

1. Five Of A Kind -- all natural

5. Full House

9. Two Pair
2. Royal Flush

6. Flush

10. One Pair
3. Straight Flush

7. Straight

11. High Card Hand
4. Four Of A Kind

8. Three Of A Kind

Ranks # 2 thru 11 are the same as # 1 thru # 10 in the traditional 52-card-deck / 5-card-hand poker

The all natural Five Of A Kind is formed using the four traditional suites -- Spades,
Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs -- as well as the added suite of Swords.

Rank order »»» highest ... next highest, etc. .... 5 Aces 5 Kings 5 Queens 5 Jacks and so on .....

Note -- Up to three Aces may be used as One Cards in any Five Of A Kind hand of One's.

A 5-card Four Of A Kind hand in a 70-card universe is the same as in a 52-card universe.
The addition of the One Card to each suite allows for the following special scenario .....

Up to two Aces may be subbed for One Cards in a 70-card universe Four-Of-A-Kind hand. This could lead to
the very rare occurance of two players each having One-One-Ace-Ace or One-One-One-Ace hands, assuming
. that no wild cards are involved. In such a scenario, each player's 5th card would serve as a tie-breaker.

Aces can also sub for One Cards in the following hands ....

»» Full House ... Combo's of One-One-Ace -OR- One-Ace-Ace, plus the pair cards.
Also, One-Ace (but not Ace-Ace) can represent a pair of One's.

»» Straight ... Just like in the traditional 52-card universe, the Ace can act as a One Card
in any Five-Four-Three-Two-One Straight.

»» Three Of A Kind ... Three One's can be represented by One-One-Ace or One-Ace-Ace.

C. Traditional and Modified Six-Card Hands
70 Card Deck .... No Wild Cards

Suites .. Spades, Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, Swords

*** The fourteen cards in each suite, ranked highest to lowest ***
|Ace .. King .. Queen .. Jack .. Ten .. Nine .. Eight .. Seven .. Six .. Five .. Four .. Three .. Two ... One|

Basic Possible Games

Draw Poker ... Six cards initially dealt to each player.

Six Card Stud Poker ... Six Cards (1 down, 4 up, 1 down) dealt to each player.

Eight Card Stud Poker ... Eight Cards (2 down, 5 up, 1 down) dealt to each player.

Community Card Poker ... Each player is dealt two cards down, then five or six community cards are dealt up one at a time,
and finally one more card is dealt down to each player, who must make a six-card hand out of all the dealt cards.

In a 70-card universe, there can be seventeen six-card hand ranks, as follows ...

	1. Royal Flush Six The Highest ranking six-card hand in the 70-card universe.
	2. Straight Flush Six (1) Highest .. (2) Next Highest (1) .. King-Queen-Jack-Ten-Nine-Eight (2) .. Queen-Jack-Ten-Nine-Eight-Seven .. and so on. NOTE .. Ace can be One Card in a Six-Five-Four-Three-Two-One combo.
	3. Five-Of-A-Kind Six Highest .. Next Highest .. etc. 5 Aces .. 5 Kings .. 5 Queens .. 5 Jacks .. 5 Tens .. and so on. NOTE .. Up to three Aces can be used as One Cards.
	4. Straight Flush Five .... same as traditional Straight Flush Royal Flush Five highest ranking combo herein. Ace can be a One Card for Five-Four-Three-Two-One combo. See also NOTES-1 below ---
	5. Full House Six .. Four of a Kind plus One Pair 4 Aces and .... 2 Kings / 2 Queens / 2 Jacks / etc. 4 Kings and ... 2 Aces / 2 Queens / 2 Jacks / etc. 4 Queens and .. 2 Aces / 2 Kings / 2 Jacks / etc. .. and so on. See also NOTES-1 below ---
	6. Four-Of-A-Kind Six ... same as traditional five-card version 4 Aces / 4 Kings / 4 Queens / 4 Jacks / etc. See also NOTES-1 below ---

NOTES-1 -- 4. Straight Flush Five -- If, by extremely rare chance in a non-wild card game, two players should each have the
exact same sequence of five cards, say Jack-Ten-Nine-Eight-Seven, then their 6th cards can serve as tie-breakers.

5. Full House Six .... Up to three Aces can be used as One Cards for the Four of a Kind. Also, one Ace is allowed in a One Card pair.

6. Four Of A Kind Six -- The Ace can also be used as a One Card in this hand, such as One-One-One-Ace or One-One-Ace-Ace.

If, by chance in a non-wild card game, two players should each have four One's in the One-One-Ace-Ace combo,
then the value of their 5th card (and maybe the 6th as well) can serve as a tie-breaker.

	7. Double Three-Of-A-Kind Highest -- 3 Aces and .. 3 Kings / 3 Queens / 3 Jacks / etc. Next Highest -- 3 Kings and .. 3 Queens / 3 Jacks / 3 Tens / etc. ... and so on.
	8. Flush Six Six mixed of one suite. Same basics as traditional five-card flush.
	9. Straight Six Six consecutive of mixed suites. Same basics as traditional five-card straight.
	10. Full House Five Same basics as traditional five-card Full House.
	11. Flush Five Same basics as traditional five-card Flush. See also NOTES-2 below
	12. Straight Five Same basics as traditional five-card Straight. See also NOTES-2 below

NOTES-2 -- RE # 11, Flush Five and # 12, Straight Five

If by chance in non-wild games two players should hold the exact same hand -- say in Flush Five, Jack-Nine-Six-Five-One
-- say in Straight Five, Eight-Seven-Six-Five-Four -- then their 6th cards can serve as tie-breakers.

	13. Single Three Of A Kind Same basics as traditional Three Of A Kind.
	14. Three Pairs Highest ... 2 Aces plus 2 Kings plus 2 Queens Next Highest ... 2 Kings plus 2 Queens plus 2 Jacks ... and so on.
	15. Two Pairs .. Same as traditional versions Highest ... 2 Aces plus 2 Kings Next Highest ... 2 Kings plus 2 Queens ... and so on.
	16. One Pair .. Same as traditional versions Highest ... 2 Aces Next Highest ... 2 Kings ... and so on.
	17. High Card Hand w/Six Cards Same as with traditional versions