Dealer's Choice

[MandM_WSU]

This one’s called “The Country Store”:

First the dealer decides on a wild card. Everyone is dealt 3 (or maybe 2) cards in the hole. Three cards are turned face up next to the deck. Each player can choose to take any card at a certain price. The first card (3rd away from the deck) is free. The second card (middle) costs .25 cents. The third card (nearest the deck) costs .50 cents. A player can choose the top card from the deck for .75 cents. Any card that a player chooses must remain face-up in front of him/her. However, if the player chooses a face down .75-cent card from the top of the deck, they may keep them hidden with their hole cards. If a player takes one of the up-cards and places it face down with their hole-cards, this is called “shop-lifting” and they must cough up a .25-cent penalty.

After each up-card is taken, the next card is slid down to replace it, and the .50-cent card is replaced by a card from the deck. If a wild card is up, and a player chooses that card, he/she is essentially saying that they are going to win the hand. If they do not, they must put up half the pot (or $5) for the next game. The game is played until someone wins the whole pot.

The pot builds as each player takes turns drawing a card and adding to the pot. After, each player has a total of 7 cards (3 in the hole and 4 rounds of drawing), there is a round of betting (limit usually) and the best hand wins the pot.