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Bored Countdown

FL · 6-max

Setup

Bored 5-Card Draw with three replacement rounds: up to 3 cards, then 2, then 1. Each replacement costs Tokens into the pot; the cost doubles each round.

Cards you use

Your five cards after the last replacement.

Ranking quirks

Standard high.

Betting streets

First betting round
A
♥
♥
A
♥
K
♦
♦
K
♦
Q
♣
♣
Q
♣
J
♠
♠
J
♠
T
♦
♦
T
♦

Betting starts with the hole cards you were dealt. Then a betting round.

First draw

Replace up to 3 cards. Each replacement costs 1× the big blind into the pot. Then a betting round.

Second draw

Replace up to 2 cards. Each replacement costs 2× the big blind into the pot. Then a betting round.

Third draw

Replace up to 1 card. Each replacement costs 4× the big blind into the pot. Then a betting round.

River

Another betting round. Then a betting round.

A short sample

Pay to draw
A
♥
♥
A
♥
K
♥
♥
K
♥
Q
♥
♥
Q
♥
9
♣
♣
9
♣
2
♠
♠
2
♠

First round: up to three cards at 1 BB each. Then two at 2 BB. Then one at 4 BB.