Chicago Poker Rules

Chicago rules are similar to 7 Card Stud. In Chicago poker, the only difference is that at showdown, the high hand shares the pot with the highest spade.

This set of rules are unique in that a player could have the worst poker hand in the world but have the Ace of Clubs in his/her hand and be in the money. The game really revolves around who has the highest spade. The reason for this is that the player who has the Ace will try to push the person who has the highest hand off the pot.

In this game the person who has the Ace of Spades will likely move all his/her chips in to push everyone off the hand as the worst they can do is split the pot. There is a great deal of bluffing in this game with people trying to represent the Ace. The tactic here is to play the game like you would a standard Low Limit Holdem poker game. Wait for the best nad (Ace) and clean up.

The downfall of most people in this variant is that players do not have the patience to wait and so generally there is always a high amount of money exchanging hands. Still the game is a great game and worth a play. You will have a blast.