You’ll end up having two lines of three cards that make a cross symbol and it’s important that you set-up the cards this way or else you won’t be able to play the game properly. Once the 1st betting round is over in Criss Cross poker the dealer needs to take five cards face down and make a cross with them. Here is where the game gets a little tricky so make sure you’re paying attention closely in this section. After the dealer is finished dealing everyone in the hand five cards the player to the left of the dealer starts the first round of betting.
With everyone receiving five cards in the hand you can see why you need to limit the number of players that play this game. The main difference between Texas Holdem and Criss Cross poker is that players are dealt five cards face down to begin the hand rather then only two. The first thing that players in the hand need to do is put their ante into the pot so that there is money in the pot before the hand is dealt. You need a full deck of cards in order to play Criss Cross poker and it’s also best to only play with 5-6 players if possible since you need to use a lot of cards in the deck.
Criss poker is a variant of Texas Holdem with a few differences that I’ll teach you throughout this guide.
