Church (or Iron Cross)
HOLD'EM VARIANTS

Submitted by Takk91 on 2004-04-11

Rules

Each player is dealt 5 cards down, and then 5 cards are placed face down in the center in the shape of a cross. The cards are revealed one by one, starting with the top and moving clockwise with the center card being revealed last. There is a round of better after each card is revealed.

After all 5 cards are revealed, each players makes the best 5 card poker hand possible, using their 5 hole cards in combination with one of the arms of the cross. That is, they can only use 3 of the cards from the community that form a straight line.

The winner is the person with the highest 5 card poker hand.

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