Last night was our weekly poker night. As usual around 10:30 we went from No Limit Hold'em to dealer's choice. I invented a new game when it came around to me. I call it Chernobyl. You get five cards to start. Then bet, then a three cards. Then, and here is where it gets interesting. You discard one card face up. Then you bet. The same for fourth and fifth street. So at the end you finish with a Hold'em hand.
The game turns out to be surprisingly complex. Out of the ten or so hands of Chernobyl we played only once did I have a hand that I had to throw away before the flop. And several times I found myself changing strategy mid-stream. Which was really interesting.
We alternated Chernobyl with another game we flatteringly called Goiter. In Goiter you start with two cards by then add one on each round. That wasn't as interesting because there is limited incentive to throw anything away.
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