Examples of Play | Big 2 Poker

To further demonstrate the play of Big2 we shall continue the hand mentioned before from start to finish and display all the cards.

Player A	Player B	Player C	Player D
3	3	5	7
3	3	5	7
4	6	5	8
4	6	7	8
4	6	7	8
4	6	T	8
5	9	T	9
J	9	J	T
J	9	Q	T
K	J	Q	Q
A	K	Q	K
A	A	K	2
2	2	A	2

Player A begins by playing 3 by itself. Player B can only follow with another single, say 9. Player C is now restricted to singles higher than 9, that is, 9and any 10, J, Q, K, A, or 2. If C holds no singles higher than 9, (or, more likely, wishes to hold onto multiple higher cards for later rounds), he'll pass.

If D and A then pass, B wins the round and can open the next round with whatever he chooses.

B lays a pair to initiate the next round say, 33. All players must now follow with the same number of cards, so C must lay a pair of 4s or higher or pass. Let's imagine C then lays QQ. D must now lay a higher pair (KK, AA, 22) or pass. D, A & B all pass.

C, having won the last round, starts the hand and decides to lay a straight: TJQKA. D is next to play and must either pass or lay a higher 5-card set (a higher straight, a flush, a full-house, 4-of-a-kind, or a straight flush), D lays a flush 789QK, A must then pass or lay a 5-card set higher still, A lays a full house 444JJ. B continues play by laying a 4-of-a-kind 6666J, C and D pass, A then lays a straight flush, A2345. B, C and D pass.

A has 2 cards left and lays a K, B follows with a K, C cannot lay a higher card and is forced to pass, D lays 2. A passes, B lays the 2 forcing everyone to pass.

B then lays a pair 99, C passes D follows with TT A, B and C pass.

D lays a three-of-a-kind 888, A, B & C are forced to pass.

D lays a single 2 (the highest single card remaining in the pack) and all pass, allowing D to win the game by laying 7.