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Pregnant Threes is five-card draw with all threes, sixes and nines wild, twelve wild cards in all. The dealer announces the number of draws, how many cards may be drawn and whether drawing is compulsory. After the last draw and a final betting round, the best five-card hand wins.
Also known as Pregnant 3's
Pregnant Threes is a variant of five-card draw played with a standard 52-card deck.
All threes, sixes and nines are wild: twelve wild cards in the deck.
Five of a kind is possible, and with so many wild cards it is not unusual. Unless the dealer announces otherwise, five of a kind is the highest hand, above a straight flush. See hand rankings.
Each player antes. The dealer deals five cards face down to each player, and there is a first betting round.
Before the deal, the dealer shall announce:
2.2(a) how many draws there will be;
2.2(b) how many cards a player may exchange at each draw;
2.2(c) whether the draw is optional or mandatory, meaning each player must exchange exactly that number of cards.
For example, under two draws of three, mandatory, each player must discard exactly three cards at each of two draws, even if that means breaking up a hand of wild cards.
At each draw, players in turn discard the cards they are exchanging, and the dealer deals the same number of replacements.
A betting round follows each draw.
After the last draw and its betting round, the showdown follows. The best five-card hand wins the pot.
Three wild cards
A player holds 3♥6♣Q♠Q♦9♦.
The three, six and nine are all wild. With the natural pair of queens, the player has five queens.
A mandatory draw
The game is two draws of three, mandatory. After the deal, a player holds 3♠6♦9♥9♣K♥: four wild cards and a king, already five kings.
The player must still discard three cards, and so gives up at least two wild cards.
Kill cards. The dealer may add one or more kill cards, such as the king of diamonds (the man with the axe) or a one-eyed jack. A player who receives a kill card is disqualified and their hand is dead. The dealer shall name any kill cards before the deal.
Other draw games with many wild cards include Five Card Draw, deuces wild and Connect Four.
All threes, sixes and nines, twelve wild cards in all.
The dealer decides before the deal: how many draws, how many cards per draw, and whether the draw is compulsory.
Yes. With twelve wild cards, two players can both hold five of a kind, and the one with the higher rank wins.
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.
Pregnant Threes Rules · OPR-701 · officialpokerrules.com/pregnant-threes/