Blind Man’s Bluff

One card each, held facing out. You see every card but your own, so bet on what the others’ betting tells you. 2–8 players.

Also known as Indian Poker.

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How to play Blind Man’s Bluff

  1. 1Play chips only, never real money. Everyone starts with 500 chips and puts in an ante of 10 at the start of each deal.
  2. 2Each player gets one card and holds it facing out, so you can see everyone’s card except your own. Here your own card lies face down in front of you, while everyone else’s shows face up at their seat.
  3. 3Then there’s one round of betting, starting to the left of the dealer. If nobody has bet yet, you can check or bet 20. Once someone has bet, you can fold, call, or raise by 20. Each deal allows one bet and up to 3 raises.
  4. 4When the betting is done, every card is turned face up and the highest card still in wins the pot. Aces are high, suits don’t matter, and equal cards share the pot. If everyone else folds, the last player in takes the pot.
  5. 5The others can see your card, so watch how they bet: if everyone keeps raising, yours is probably low. And a bold bet of your own may push out a player holding more than you.
  6. 6Short of chips? You can call with everything you have, and then play only for the part of the pot you matched. A player with no chips left is out. After 20 deals, the most chips wins.

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