JustinInMN
4 of a Kind
Does anyone play it at their card games?
I get why it’s not the best game because there’s no community cards for people to watch. A lot of people say the game is largely luck, but isn’t the game almost all position?
We don’t play mixed games and it seems like a crazy easy one to start with. Most people know it before Holdem
That being said, I can’t find any post to do with it. Is it that gone and dead?
Any tips or strategies for the game?
The extra data point of mixing in how many cards players draw with their actions makes this game fascinating to me. However, in live poker rooms, you will only see lowball draw games as part of a mix games table.
I do play it with my uncles in our micro home game. My basic strategy 6-handed, open raise 10s or better from early position, maybe down to 6s or better in late position, maybe added in some straight or flush draws that also contain high cards. Reraise with AA, KK or two-pair plus. All my draws are either 3 cards, 1 card or pat. I take 3 cards to any pair I've played. I take one card to two-pair, three-of-a-kind, four-of-a-kind, or a straight or flush draw. I stand pat on made straights, flushes, and full houses. I have no two card draws in my range. Drawing 2 to make a straight or a flush is usually too big of a longshot to justify, and I do think drawing three to a pair is superior to drawing two and keeping a kicker. Better odds to make 3 of a kind that way.