California Lowball: Sample Hand 1

Video Transcript

"Time now to do a sample hand of California Lowball, and make sure that we know what's going on. So remember, the first thing is that California Lowball includes one joker, which is called a bug, which is wild and that it helps you complete your low hand; it acts as the lowest card in your hand when you catch it. So you shuffle it in, and then it's time to deal. Everybody at the table antes; at my table it's one red chip. And you deal the cards; five cards to each player, and let's look at your hand. And normally the player to the left of the dealer would be the first to act. We're going to assume it's been checked to you, and looking at your hand you have a pair of aces, not so good. Pairs do not help in this game; they hurt. And then you can draw realistically to a nine low, so what I'm going to say to you is that if I had this hand, and there was a bet to me, I would fold. I would only see the draw if there were checks, if everybody checked. And let's look at my hand. I can realistically draw to a seven low. I have a king low at this time. I can draw to a seven low, so in the next segment let's see if that happens. We'll see if you can catch a good hand, and we'll see if I can draw to a seven low."