Napalm Poker Rules

This game is a unique game and is typically found in the North East United States. In Napalm a standard 52 deck is used but in addition to your chips (to bet with), you will need to get tokens to play this game. In truth it doesn't need necessarily to be actual tokens. You can use any kind of token - these will not hold a monetary value at any stage throughout the game so it really doesn't matter what you use. The pot in is awarded to the first player to win 5 tokens. What makes the game so unique is that there are side pots that run throughout the game.

An ante that is used at the start of play with each player putting one chip into the pot (not 1 token). 2 Cards are then dealt to each player (face down) and moving clockwise round the table (starting on the dealers left), each player indicates 'Yes' or 'No' indicating whether they think they have the best 2 card hand that has been dealt. If no-one says yes, the dealer has the opportunity to say yes, indicating that he/she has the best 2 card hand.

In this game, players can then challenge the dealer by changing their answer to 'Yes'.

Following all Yes/No answers being given, if only 1 player has said yes, he/she is awarded a token.

If 2 (or more) players have indicated 'Yes' they privately show each other their hands and the winner (highest 2 cards) wins a side pot equal to the value of the pot. This is paid by the all those who said 'Yes' to the actual person with the
highest hand. The pot is not touched at this point.

If there is a tie then the side pot is paid to each of the winners. In this case all those who said 'Yes' who didn't win pay twice as much as they would have done with a single winner.

If going round the table no players have said 'Yes', there is no chips or token paid to any players. The dealer then will deal three more cards to all players and again players must declare Yes or No, but this time as to whether they have the lowest 5 card poker hand (aces are high).

Then 2 additional cards are dealt to players (you will have seven in your hand now) and players must make Yes/No declarations as to whether they have the best 5 card poker hand (using 5 of the seven cards). Again, using side pots and tokens to the winner the game continues with players building up their token collection.

The dealer chip will then pass to the dealers left and a new game is dealt (the pot and players tokens continue to increase). Napalm rounds continue until 1 player has 5 tokens. At this point the game finishes and that players takes the whole pot.