Spit card definition? (1 Viewer)

[ZirjoGondar]

I'm printing up a set of Abby99's Mixed Game Cards. The card for Mississippi Studugi states: "...action starts with the high poker hand showing. Spit card used if needed." I've never heard the term Spit Card before. I've searched all over, but I can't find an explanation.

Can y'all help a brother out?

I understand all the rules in the set except this one. Thanks in advance.

 

[Marc Hedrick]

My complete guess is that it would be a community card for all to use if there aren't any more cards to distribute.

But, I've never heard it called that either.

 

[Colquhoun]

My complete guess is that it would be a community card....

Correct. It comes from the poker variation Spit in the Ocean:
https://gamerulesguru.com/spitintheocean.shtml

 

[ZirjoGondar]

Thanks so much, Marc Hedrick and Colquhoun!

My initial reading of it had me thinking the spit card was related to the high cards showing to determine first action. So I thought it might be some kind of variation instead of standard tiebreaker rules. I never played Spit in the Ocean. It makes sense now.