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One Man's Trash starts like Texas Hold'em, but all five community cards are dealt face up at once. Then, in turn, each player still in the hand removes two community cards and has them replaced from the deck, with a betting round after each replacement. Contributed to pagat.com by Andy Drew.
One Man's Trash was contributed to pagat.com by Andy Drew. It is for three to six players, using a standard 52-card deck with no wild cards.
Hands are made and ranked as in Texas Hold'em: the best five cards from a player's two hole cards and the five community cards, under the standard hand rankings.
Blinds, the deal of two hole cards and the first betting round are as in Hold'em.
After the first betting round, instead of the flop, the dealer deals all five community cards face up at the same time.
There is then a betting round.
The first player to the left of the dealer who is still in the hand chooses two of the community cards and removes them. The dealer deals two cards from the deck to take their place.
There is a betting round. Then the next player still in the hand, in clockwise order, removes two community cards, which are replaced in the same way.
The pattern of replacement then betting continues until every player still in the hand has made one replacement. A player who folds loses their turn to replace.
Removed cards are out of play for the rest of the hand.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Deal | Two hole cards each; first betting round |
| Board | All five community cards dealt face up; betting round |
| Replacements | Each active player in turn replaces two community cards, with a betting round after each |
| Showdown | After the betting round that follows the last replacement |
Trashing an opponent's card
The five community cards are K♥K♦8♣4♠2♥. Player A holds 8♠8♥ for eights full of kings. Player B holds K♠3♦ for three kings.
It is B's turn to replace. B removes the 8♣ and the 2♥, and they are replaced by 9♦J♣.
The board is now K♥K♦9♦J♣4♠. Player A is down to two pair, kings and eights with a jack, while B still has three kings. The next replacement may change things again.
After the last replacement and its betting round, the remaining players show their hands. The best Hold'em hand, using the final board, wins the pot. Identical hands split it.
A strong hand that relies on board cards is vulnerable: any later player may remove the card it depends on. Hands built mainly from the hole cards, such as a pocket pair, are harder to break.
Players who act later in the replacement order have the most control over the final board.
Two community cards, once per player. Each player still in the hand takes a turn to remove two cards from the board and have them replaced from the deck.
The first player still in the hand to the left of the dealer. The turn then passes clockwise among the players who have not folded.
The game is designed for three to six players.
Where any doubt remains in the application of this document, Rob is right.
Hand rankings, high to low: royal flush · straight flush · four of a kind · full house · flush · straight · three of a kind · two pair · one pair · high card. Suits never break ties.
One Man's Trash Rules · OPR-552 · officialpokerrules.com/one-mans-trash/