Fun games - Polish poker or Get out your 20s

So I used to play Monday nights in a home game with a bunch of older guys, and recently started up again.

For sure, I am a net loser in these games.


Polish poker (aka Get out your 20s)

This is a high-low game with 2 rows of 5 cards and each player also getting 5 cards.

The 1st card in  the top row is turned over and you all bet.

Then the 1st card in the second row is turned over and if you have this in your hand you have to discard it. You bet every time a card is turned over.

Then you start turning over the second card in top row, followed by second card in bottom row etc.

The top row cards re used to make your poker hand, but the bottom row cards have to be discarded.

If the same card appears on the bottom row as the top, it is removed from the top row.

It is a high low game - after all 10 cards are turned you declare if you are going for hi, low or both (aka pigging it)

The  low hand is based on the number of cards each player has left in his hand and points per card (ace low). The lowest count wins. So a 2-2-5 would be 9 points

The high hand is the best poker hand you can make with cards left in your hand. You can fold at any time.

This game builds a huge pot. Note at any time you can be screwed - you might have KKJ left in your hand with a K and J on the top row so you have a full house, but then the case K appears on the bottom row and now you just have 1 card and a pair of jacks.