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Elevator Poker Rules

Elevator poker, before you ask, it is not a game played in an elevator. 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 this poker games where the middle card (in the illustration below it is the Queen) acts as an elevator and can slide up and down the "Elevator Shaft".

The player is dealt 4 hole cards (2 face down and 2 up). There are then 7 community cards placed on the table resembling an H. The illustration below shows the card layout of this game.

The way this game is played is that all the 7 cards (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 card in the middle acts as an elevator and can move up and down and players can use any of the 7 community cards to make their 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.

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 7 community cards are turned, the player makes the best poker hand, using a combination of the 4 cards in his/her hand and and 3 of the 7 community cards in the middle. The highest poker hand wins.