PLAYING TIPS for HEX POKER
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HOW TO PLAY HEX POKER:
Hex Poker is a stud poker variation. Each player is dealt 4 hole cards. Six cards are placed face down on the table in a hexagon shape. See diagram below. 2 cards are revealed at a time in this order (starting with 1 at the top): 1&3, 4&6, 2&5. Players make their hand by choosing from any 3 consecutive board cards (i.e.. 123, 234, 345, 456, 561, 612) along with their 4 hole cards. May be played high-low split. 1
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SUMMARY of ACTION
Deal 4 hole cards to each player. Arrange board cards. Bet Reveal cards 1 and 3. Bet Reveal cards 4 and 6. Bet Reveal cards 2 and 5. Bet High only or Hi-Lo Cards Speak: Showdown High-Low Declaration: Declare Bet Showdown |
PLAYING TIPS for HEX POKER
Your hand in Hex poker will be taken from 7 cards: the 4 hole cards dealt to you, plus 3 (consecutive) board cards. You may use any combination of hole and board cards to make your hand (4 hole & 1 board; 3 hole & 2 board or 2 hole & 3 board). It is highly desirable to have at least 3 and preferably 4 well-coordinated hole cards to play.
STARTING HAND SELECTION
The best high starting hand you could hope for is 4 of a kind. You have what is almost assuredly the best hand right from the start. The board can neither improve nor counterfeit your quads but could (very rarely) give another player a bigger hand. But that is such a far-off possibility that it should not concern you. Unfortunately, being dealt quads is about a 20,000 to 1 long shot. Another rare starting hand is 4 to a straight flush, including 1 gapper. With this type of hand, you will either draw a fabulous hand (straight flush), a decent hand (regular flush) or nothing (unless it consists of low cards). Excellent starting hands that occur more frequently are trips and two pair. These hands are just one board card away from becoming a huge hand. Four cards to a flush are also a decent starting hand, while four to a straight is typically not worth playing unless it can be played for low. With the exception of starting with trips, having just 3 cards to these hands will require the help of both cards from one of the board pairs and that is much more difficult. If they include multiple possibilities like a pair or 3 low cards, they may be worth playing.
Excellent starting hands for low are obvious: 4 cards of 6 or lower. Such a hand will also include straight possibilities, vulnerable though it is. Having 3 to a flush (including the ace) gives an additional possibility.
Three low cards, all 4 or under, is a decent start, but will take help from 2 of 3 of the board cards. Unless you have other possibilities for high, having just A2 is not a reasonable low hand as it requires 3 nearly perfect board cards.
Your hand in Hex poker will be taken from 7 cards: the 4 hole cards dealt to you, plus 3 (consecutive) board cards. You may use any combination of hole and board cards to make your hand (4 hole & 1 board; 3 hole & 2 board or 2 hole & 3 board). It is highly desirable to have at least 3 and preferably 4 well-coordinated hole cards to play.
STARTING HAND SELECTION
The best high starting hand you could hope for is 4 of a kind. You have what is almost assuredly the best hand right from the start. The board can neither improve nor counterfeit your quads but could (very rarely) give another player a bigger hand. But that is such a far-off possibility that it should not concern you. Unfortunately, being dealt quads is about a 20,000 to 1 long shot. Another rare starting hand is 4 to a straight flush, including 1 gapper. With this type of hand, you will either draw a fabulous hand (straight flush), a decent hand (regular flush) or nothing (unless it consists of low cards). Excellent starting hands that occur more frequently are trips and two pair. These hands are just one board card away from becoming a huge hand. Four cards to a flush are also a decent starting hand, while four to a straight is typically not worth playing unless it can be played for low. With the exception of starting with trips, having just 3 cards to these hands will require the help of both cards from one of the board pairs and that is much more difficult. If they include multiple possibilities like a pair or 3 low cards, they may be worth playing.
Excellent starting hands for low are obvious: 4 cards of 6 or lower. Such a hand will also include straight possibilities, vulnerable though it is. Having 3 to a flush (including the ace) gives an additional possibility.
Three low cards, all 4 or under, is a decent start, but will take help from 2 of 3 of the board cards. Unless you have other possibilities for high, having just A2 is not a reasonable low hand as it requires 3 nearly perfect board cards.