Juarez

[Jorge10]

I went to Binions today and played this game. Its basically a modified PLO8. You get 5 cards to start, then the usual betting round takes place. After the betting, two flops are dealt out. You can use either one for your high or low.

Lets say you got A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 10 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

The first board is 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
The second board is K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

You would have nut nut in this betting round. Now both boards get a turn. So now it looks like this.

The first board is 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
The second board is K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

As usual we have a betting round after the turn is dealt.

Now a community river is dealt. Now the boards look like this.

The first board is 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
The second board is K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

A final betting round takes place as usual. The best low is A2 and the best high is four of a kind 8's followed by 8's full of 6's.

This game might have to replace PLO8. I was at binions and we played PLO8 and it was a nit fest with a bunch of regulars. No one would play hands without an ace, which meant a ton of blind battles. When we played Juarez those same nits became donators who would play crap hands like J955. I think Juarez is PLO8, but better because it protects the bad players more. Long term they will be crushed like in any game, but it lets the keep their money longer and have more fun and play more hands. This should replace PLO8 in my opinion.

A couple of quick Juarez questions.

Warning: I have only played this once, but I think I got the hang of it. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Can there be two flushes?

Yes, its possible.

How many low draws are possible?

A ton. Lets say you got 2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]XX (With X being any card) and someone else has A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]XX. The boards are:

A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Who has the nut low draw here? Both actually. If the top completes the low then 23 has the nut low, but if the top turn is high and the community river is high, while the bottom turn is low, then A2 has the low. In the top A2 is counterfeited, but if that low doesnt get there, then A2 is live at the bottom.

If you ask more questions ill do my best to answer them.

Sorry if there are any spelling errors, but I am away from home so I cant check my spelling and time I spend writing on the forums is limited while in vegas.