Crazy 4 Poker
A Shuffle Master casino game where players make the best four-card hand from five cards, with the option to bet up to 3x their ante if holding a pair of aces or better.
Coming soon — not yet playable
Rules
Crazy 4 Poker deals five cards to both the player and the dealer, each selecting their best four-card hand — similar in structure to Four Card Poker (also in this library), but with different betting and payout rules.
After an ante, a player holding a pair of aces or better may bet up to 3x the ante on the Play bet; any weaker hand is restricted to exactly 1x. The dealer must qualify with a king-high hand or better for the comparison to proceed normally.
A "Super Bonus" side bet pays out independently based on the player's own hand strength (typically requiring a straight or better) regardless of whether they beat the dealer — similar in spirit to Ultimate Texas Hold'em's separate Blind bet condition.
Historical note: invented by Roger Snow and marketed through Shuffle Master starting around 2004.
Strategy notes: The pair-of-aces-or-better threshold for the larger 3x bet is the game's key strategic checkpoint — hands just below that line play very differently (capped at a 1x bet) than hands that clear it, so recognizing exactly where that line falls is central to correct play.
Common house rules
Bet cap depends on hand strength
A pair of aces or better unlocks the larger 3x Play bet; anything weaker is capped at 1x — this threshold is the single most important number to know before playing.
Super Bonus pays independently
As with several other modern casino poker variants in this library, the Super Bonus side bet pays based on the player's own hand strength alone, regardless of the outcome against the dealer.
Don't confuse with Four Card Poker
Both games use four-card hands from a five-card deal, but Crazy 4 Poker's betting structure (bet-size tied to hand strength) is distinct from Four Card Poker's flat 1x-3x Play bet scale — confirm which ruleset your table means.
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