Bullpen Bluff is a poker-style game where Baseball meets Poker. You start with 2,000 chips. Each hand has two hole cards and five community cards. Threes (3s) are wild. You bet by choosing an action each phase; the best five-card hand wins the main pot. A side bet is available in the final phase.
Getting Started
From the lobby, tap Play Ball to join the queue and be seated at a table.
Your Chips and the table Pool (main pot) are shown at the top. Sidebet is the optional side-pot amount.
When a new hand starts, you receive two private hole cards. Community cards are revealed in phases.
Playing Phases
Each hand has a timer (about 15 seconds per phase). You must choose an action before time runs out or you will automatically Bunt (fold and add 10 chips to the pot).
Turn 1 — Three community cards are dealt. Choose your action (Bunt, Hit, Steal 1, or Steal 2).
Turn 2 — Two more community cards are dealt (five total). Choose your action again.
Showdown — All cards are final. Choose Hit, Side Bet, or Bunt. (Steal 1 and Steal 2 are not offered in showdown; they are treated as Hit.)
Scoreboard — The winner is announced, chips are paid out, and the next hand begins after the timer.
Actions and Chip Costs
Bunt — Fold your hand. Costs 10 chips (added to the main pot). If you do not act in time, you auto-bunt. Many automatic bunts in a row (15) may remove you from the table.
Hit — Stay in the hand. Costs 80 chips (added to the main pot).
Steal 1 — Stay in with a higher bet. Costs 160 chips (added to the main pot). Available in Turn 1 and Turn 2 only.
Steal 2 — Stay in with a higher bet. Costs 160 chips (added to the main pot). Available in Turn 1 and Turn 2 only.
Side Bet — Optional in Showdown only. Costs 580 chips total: 80 go to the main pot and 500 go to the side pot. You need more than 580 chips to place it. If you win the hand, you also win the side pot; if another player wins, the side pot is not paid to you.
Hand Rankings (Best to Worst)
Your best five-card hand is made from your two hole cards plus the five community cards. Threes (3s) act as wild cards and can substitute for any rank or suit. Hands are ranked as follows, with an example for each:
1. Five of a Kind
Example:
♠♠A
♥♥A
♦♦A
♣♣A
♠♠3
2. Royal Flush
Example:
♠♠A
♠♠K
♠♠Q
♠♠J
♠♠10
3. Straight Flush
Example:
♥♥9
♥♥8
♥♥7
♥♥6
♥♥5
4. Four of a Kind
Example:
♣♣Q
♦♦Q
♥♥Q
♠♠Q
♠♠9
5. Full House
Example:
♠♠J
♥♥J
♦♦J
♣♣8
♦♦8
6. Flush
Example:
♦♦K
♦♦10
♦♦8
♦♦4
♦♦2
7. Straight
Example:
♠♠9
♦♦8
♣♣7
♥♥6
♠♠5
8. Three of a Kind
Example:
♠♠K
♦♦K
♣♣K
♥♥Q
♣♣9
9. Two Pair
Example:
♠♠A
♦♦A
♣♣4
♥♥4
♦♦9
10. Pair
Example:
♠♠K
♥♥K
♦♦10
♣♣7
♣♣3
11. High Card
Example:
♣♣A
♦♦J
♠♠9
♥♥5
♦♦2
Winning and Payouts
The player with the highest-ranked hand among those who did not bunt wins the main pot.
The full main pot is awarded to the winner or split among tied winners; there is no dealer rake on the main pot.
If only one player remains (everyone else bunted), that player wins the main pot without a showdown.
If you placed a Side Bet and win the hand, you also win the full side pot. If you placed a side bet and another player wins the hand, you do not get the side bet back.
Ties are possible; the pot can be split between players with the same best hand.
Tips
Act before the timer runs out to avoid an automatic bunt.
Use the Chat tab to send emojis and quick messages to the table.
Your rank and chip total appear on the Leaderboard (from the lobby).
Set your email, password, and avatar from the lobby via Manage avatar (your game id is assigned for you).
Disclaimer
This game is for entertainment purposes only. All play uses virtual/fake currency with no real-world value. No real money is involved, and no winnings or prizes of any kind will be awarded.
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