A casual Texas hold ‘em variant featuring simultaneous betting. Aka Rock Poker Scissors. Invented at Manifest!

By: @SG with @strutheo, @SirSalty, @mattyb, @Joshua, @Ziddletwix, @Gen, @shankypanky, @TonyPepperoni, @Stralor at Manifest followed by later changes by @JamesGrugett, @rossry

Motivation

No-limit hold ‘em is a great game but not beginner friendly or suitable for casual play at parties. Games can also drag on and on.

This is the pickleball to hold ‘em’s tennis. Simpler, faster-paced, and more social.

Rules

• Same stages (2 card hole + flop, turn, river) and hand rankings as hold ‘em
• Antes instead of blinds
• Betting occurs in one simultaneous action after each stage:
  • Players chant “Rock - Paper - Scissors - Shoot!” and choose one of three actions:
    • Paper: check, fold
    • Scissors: check, call
    • Rock: raise, call
  • The raise amount is equal to half of the pot at the beginning of the stage, rounded down
  • Raises are additive
• All players that reach showdown must show their cards

Example game

• Players A, B, C, D ante $1 each, forming a pot of $4
• The bet amount is $4/2 = $2 for pre-flop
• A, B, C, D shoot Scissors, Rock, Paper, Rock (respectively). Since there are 2 rocks/raises, A, B, D each add $4 (= 2 x $2) to the pot and progress to the flop; B folds.
• Pot is now $16, bet is $8.
• After the flop, A, B, D shoot Rock, Paper, Scissors. A, D add $8 each to the pot. B folds.
• Pot is now $24, bet is $12.
• The turn: A, D shoot Rock, Paper. D folds. A wins the pot of $24.

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