How to Play Crazy 4 Of Spades Poker

Crazy 4 Of Spades Poker is a poker variation based on the five card draw poker game. The Crazy 4 Of Spades Poker only has one guaranteed wild card in the game. That card is the four of spades. The trick is if the player that has the four of spades in his hand has any other fours, those fours are wild as well. A four is not wild in a player’s hand unless he or she has the four of spades along with that other four.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Playing Cards
• Poker Table
• Chairs
• Poker chips

1. Organize a home poker game with a group of your friends, and include Crazy 4 Of Spades Poker in your game rotation. The minimum number of players for a game of Crazy 4 Of Spades Poker is three players and the maximum is six. The ideal number of players for a game of Crazy 4 Of Spades Poker is five or six players.

2. Deal five cards face down to each player. Allow each player to look at his or her cards after he or she has paid the minimum ante into the pot.

3. Explain to each player that the only guaranteed wild card in Crazy 4 Of Spades Poker is the four of spades. Inform all the players that if a player has the four of spades in his or her hand, any other fours in that player’s hand are wild as well.

4. Conduct the first wagering round of the game. The player sitting to the left of the dealer begins the wagering.

5. Discard and replace up to four cards per player. Each player has the option to discard up to four cards if he or she has an ace in his or her hand, or up to three cards if he or she does not have an ace. Each player is dealt a number of cards equal to the number he or she discarded.

6. Conduct a second round of wagering. This round is begun by the player sitting two seats to the left of the dealer.

7. Reveal the cards and determine the winner. Each player that has not folded now reveals his or her cards and declares his or her poker hand. The player with the best poker hand wins the entire pot.

Tips & Warnings

• The lure of catching the four of spades on the draw will sometimes keep players from folding in Crazy 4 Of Spades Poker when he or she would have folded in a standard Five Card Draw Poker game.
• If a player bets a large number of chips in the first wagering round, and you don’t have the four of spades it’s not a good idea to chase. There is a good chance the large wagerer already has that four of spades.