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MEXICAN POKER WRITER>>DANIEL ALBERT The opening bettor has the option of opening at either the lower or upper limit at the start of play. The highest hand visible will start the action on all following rounds. Note that hands are considered to be of equal value whether or not one hand may include the Joker. The closest of such hands to the dealer acts first. In addition if any down card is exposed by the house dealer, that player will receive his next card down and will be permitted to declare "all- in". If the "Joker" happens to be the card that is inadvertently exposed, it will play as if it had been dealt face down, meaning it will play as "wild" in all cases. Also due to the removal of the 8's, 9's and 10's from the deck the following hands are considered the same as a straight: "4–5–6–7–J" "5–6–7–J–Q" "6–7–J–Q–K" "7–J–Q–K–A". If cards on the initial deal are dealt out of sequence, a misdeal will be declared. Two instances of action, however, will indicate acceptance, in which case there will be no misdeal and the hand will be played as is and the hand missed will be fouled. Because cards on 3rd, 4th or 5th streets are dealt either face up or face down, any cards dealt out of sequence on those streets will be moved face up to their correct position. The deal of the affected turn will be completed if necessary although no betting will be permitted on the affected street. Any following street will then be dealt and betting will resume with all bets made by players who receive out of sequence cards, which had not yet been returned to their correct position being denied and returned to the player. If a player exposes a card themselves, at any time other than prescribed times, it is not considered an exposed card and will be required to play it as a down card. A card will be burned on each round, following the second round and for each round a check or raise is permitted with all raises requiring a bet at least equal to the size of the last bet. A slight tip, card speak—hold your hand until you are sure of what your opponent has because once a card touches the muck, that hand is considered fouled. However, at the Floorperson's discretion, it may be considered retrievable depending on the circumstances. No string bets or raises will be allowed and there will only be one short buy allowed for every full buy-in. Deal rotates clockwise. If you show any cards to one player during or after a hand, any player at your table may demand that you show those cards to all players even after a winner is determined. There is no rabbit hunting which means that once the cards are out of play, players cannot look through the discards or ask the dealer what is coming off the deck. Standard play is expected and all players will act in turn. If a player checks, the player who checked first must show his hand first. A player who indicates action towards betting will not be held to that action unless he caused action behind him. A player calling will be required to complete that action with a minimum bet. However, if a player is unaware of a raise he will not be held to that unless action has been taken behind this act. So there you have it, one of the most Loco games of poker you can get your hands on at the LA Casinos. On this spring break have fun with your friends and set up a game of Mexican Poker. Whether you are betting with chips or shots of Patron everybody ends up a winner. Ole! 11