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Elevator Poker Rules

You would be excused in guessing that the rules of Elevator poker, are such that the game is played in an elevator, however to your amazement, i'm sure, you would be wrong (although the idea would be as unique as it comes). This variation is found predominantly in home games and is not available online at this time. The game gets its name from the setup of the game, in which the middle card acts as an elevator and can slide up and down the "Elevator Shaft".

Each player is dealt four hole cards (two face down and two up). There are then seven community cards (see board cards) placed on the table, resembling an H. The illustration below shows the card layout of the cards. The cards are normally dealt left column first, top to bottom, then the right column, again top to bottom, with the middle card being dealt last.

The way this game is played is that all the seven cards (as above) are dealt face down and are turned up one at a time, starting with the left hand column, then the right with the last card in the middle being turned up last. There is a round of betting after each card is turned. The game is fast paced and there are a lot of betting rounds, as you can see. As the middle card is the last to be over turned, players will not know whether they have made their hand until this card is turned.

The card in the middle acts as an elevator and can move up and down and players can use any of the seven community cards to make the best five card hand (provided it is in a row). A player must use the middle card and a card from each column to make his/her hand. In essence you will have the choice of three boards to play from.

You will be able to gather a ton of information as you will be able to see the two hole cards of each player in the hand. The game has appeal as there are lots of big hands made, largely thanks to the number of cards you have available to you.

When all seven community cards are turned, players make the best poker hand, using a combination of the four cards in their hand and and three of the seven community cards on the board. The highest hand wins the pot.

To date there is no online room that offers an online version of this game but it is a fun game and would be a great addition or alternative at any home game.

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