Texas-hold'em seems to be the current gambling craze;having only, really. played the game, properly ,once, and been the winner on the night ,I suppose I should have a liking for it .My daughter-in-law, who is a true Texan ,and probably learned the game in her crib ,taught me the rules .Somehow I couldn't see how Txhld'm could be better than the real old-fashioned,5 card draw poker which I played when growing-up in Rathgar in the fifties.Our weekly poker -school, in which one person might win anothers weekly payroll on a Friday night,and then the loser borrows, f rom the winner,enough cash to get him through the week,and the next week it all happens again ,probably in reverse....all good fun,had none of the soppy rules of Txhld'm.
First of all, in Texas -hold'em, there is an agreed 'table-stake'(no chance of losing all your wages on the night...softies...)
Then one can 'see' ,with a partial amount, if they haven't enough to match a big bet (that takes care of the courageous big bluffers...wimps)
Finally there can only be a winner- takes -all outcome,which would seem to rule out combining with a pal to fleece a 'pidgeon',who had just been paid a large bonus...cowards...
The rules of Texas Hold'em evolved to enable larger groups of players than the usual 5 or 6 to play with the deck of 52 without having to resort to using the discards,also to avoid the situation of players losing all their cash ,and to block big bluffers from getting away with their bluff....oh for the good old days....;last night I dreamt I went to Rathgar again.....
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Not sure Texas Hold Em is forgiving, even compared with Rathgar Rules. The partial bet only applies when you throw in the last of your pile. Many games offer the option of buying in again, opening the door for the week's wages. Also, guns are more common than in the Rathgar games (I presume).
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