Hamlet

1. Deal one card down to each player.
2. Deal one card up to each player.
3. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
4. Deal one card up to each player.
5. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
6. Deal one card up to each player.
7. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
8. Deal one card up to each player.
9. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
10. Deal one card down to each player.
11. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
12. Showdown, high hand wins.
13. Kings are dead (useless), queens are wild, and jacks are low (lowest card in the deck, below a 2).

The low jacks mean the highest straight is to the ten, and the lowest straight is to the four (AJ234).

Variants

There are no variants based on this game.