Maverick

Maverick, Maverick they call it Maverick - OK, so a bad rip-off of a Madness song. Maverick is a card game that some members of the Supporters Club like to play when heading on away trips - to try and help raise some cash - but that plan can always backfire. Considering we've added a number of additional rules to the game - we though we'd post them for reference.

Maverick - The Rules

• First we decide the ante - usually €1 a head
• Each player is dealt 2 cards face up - deal round once - then twice
• When it's your turn you can bet anything up-to the Pot that you will get a card in between the 2 cards you have been dealt
• If you win, you take your money out, if you lose, the money goes in - but you do not have to bet if you don't get good cards
• If you pull identical cards, e.g. 4 of spades and 4 of hearts, you get a free shot of the pot, but you have to get another 4 - and that's Maverick my friends
• If your first card is an Ace - you have to call it high or low, 2rd card Aces are always high
• If you pull an Ace and call it low and get a 2nd Ace - you can't be beat
• If you pull an Ace and call it high and get a 2nd Ace - you need to get a 3rd for Maverick

Possible Hands - Winners & Losers
3 of Diamonds & Jack of Spades
You pull - 7 of Clubs - we have a winner
You pull - 3 of Hearts - we have a loser
You pull - Ace of Spades - we have a loser

5 of Hearts & Queen of Diamonds
You pull - 2 of Diamonds - we have a loser
You pull - 7 of Hearts - we have a winner
You pull - Queen of Spades - we have a loser

10 of Diamonds & 10 of Hearts
You have to pull either the 10 of Spades or Clubs to get Maverick

Additional Rules
Sure, it would be interesting if we couldn't make up some additional rules ourselves, these were made up before the Gothenburg home match and after the Gretna away match

All in on The Blind

• before the dealing starts you can call all in on the blind, this means that you are going for the Pot before seeing your cards
• as you are taking this risk - if you lose - you only pay half the pot
• if you get cards were it is impossible to go you get a bye e.g. 7 of Hearts & 6 of Clubs

So, sounds an OK game - sure, you couldn't lose that much. Think again, or ever better ask Joe and Seany who played in Gothenburg Airport when it got mental. At one stage, Big Dady, Ratboy and The Child were the only one's playing and the pot was €320 - it can be either a great game - or a real nasty one.

We even had ItalianPaddy playing the game in Frankfurt Airport on the way over Gothenburg. Although he came in when we were all half tubed on the German beer and made a small killing. How we ever got on that plane in Frankfurt I'll never no - but once we levelled out, the cards were out and Maverick continued.