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An infinite
number of rather pointless variations can be made by making wild
cards of all one-eyed jacks, say, or all heart honors, or all spades.
The following table of average winning hands will give a clue how
to compete.
With two jokers Three of a kind
“ five jokers Flush
“ eight jokers Four of a kind
“ thirteen jokers Five of a kind
A Jackpot is sometimes played under the local rule that if it is
not opened, the next hand is a Queen pot. If that is passed out,
there is a King pot, then an Ace pot, then down to a King pot, and
so on. This goes on until the pot is opened. The ante is usually
sweetened each time by one chip from each player.
The game is very similar to an ordinary Jackpot, except that when
the requirements are higher than Jacks, the opener must be credited
with rather more than in a Jackpot. The opener of a Queen pot, for
instance, will hold on average a pair of Aces.
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