Lame Brain Pete Rules

The object of the game is to win the pot, either by holding the best five-card hand at showdown or by making a bet that no other player calls.

The game is played with a standard 52-card deck without jokers. Each player receives three hole cards, and four table cards are shared by everyone.

A player's hand is the best five cards chosen from their three hole cards and the four table cards, in any combination.

Wild cards. The lowest-ranking of the four table cards is wild, and so is every other card of the same rank, whether on the table or in a player's hand. The wild rank is not known until all four table cards have been turned.

Because wild cards are used, five of a kind is possible. Unless the dealer announces otherwise, five of a kind ranks above a straight flush. See hand rankings.

1.5(a) The source does not say whether an ace counts as the lowest table card. The dealer shall announce before the deal whether aces are high or low for this purpose.

Before the deal, each player puts in the ante agreed for the game.

The dealer deals three cards face down to each player, one at a time and clockwise.

There is a round of betting on the three hole cards before any table cards are dealt.

After the first betting round, the dealer deals four cards face down to the centre of the table.

The dealer turns the table cards face up one at a time. A round of betting follows each card.

Until the fourth table card is turned, the lowest card showing may still be displaced by a lower one. Players should bear in mind that the wild rank can change right up to the last card.

If all but one player folds at any point, the remaining player wins the pot without showing their cards.

After the fifth betting round, the players still in the hand show their cards. The highest five-card hand, counting the wild cards, wins the pot.

A wild card may stand for any card its holder chooses. If two best hands are identical, the pot is split equally.