Shotgun |Poker Strategy|

Shotgun is a combination of draw poker dealing and stud poker betting. Each player receives three cards face down; then the deal is interrupted for a betting interval. Each player next receives another face-down card, followed by another betting interval; then a fifth face-down card, and still another betting interval.

There is then a draw, and a final betting interval as in draw poker. How to play: The values of hands are the same as in five-card poker. One must learn to judge how good the possibilities are when only three or four cards are held.

As a general rule, straight and flush possibilities should be disregarded unless the cards held are of high rank and can therefore be turned into high pairs. A high pair is a reasonable start in three cards, but a low pair should be dropped. Remember that at each stage the best hand going in figures to be the best hand coming out.