Dusty Bin (Dr Whooo takes Dusty Bin to Utah, or does he have a FAG.)

Well just finished this blog then accidentally deleted it!

If you are of a certain age and can remember between shoulder pads and big hair, there was a TV quiz show called 321 hosted by a chap called Ted Rogers. The aim of the show was to pick the best prize out of about a dozen and not go home with a dust bin (imaginatively named Dusty Bin). Sounds simple doesn’t it, you would pick the holiday or speed boat every time wouldn’t you. Well it was more complicated than that, every prize has a cryptic clue. Every round the contestant discards a prize with the one left at the end theirs. Ted also had a natty little “finger routine”, there's even a slow mo on YouTube. Anyway I digress

We should be discussing Dusty Bin Omaha and its cousin Texas Hold’em Dusty Bin.

BASIC RULES – Dusty Bin Omaha

Deal four cards face down to each player - Round of betting

3 Flop cars – Round of betting

2 Turn cards – Round of betting

1 River Card – final round of betting

Easy-peasy, lemon squeezer, ( now that would make a good name for a game, answers on a postcard, ) standard Omaha but with the addition of a 2 card turn instead of 1 card turn.

Obviously Texas hold’em is the same but with 2 cards to each player at the start.

Now this game has been into the shed many times by me and many other “West Enders”. You will not be suppressed to know Dr Whooo been played with Dusty Bin many times in the form of Dr Whoo Dusty Bin. If you don’t understand how that works you probably need to go down a set and start back at the beginning of the blog. However as a recap briefly:

Basic Rules for Dr Whooo uses Dusty Bin

Standard Omaha plus 2 cards on the river instead of 1. PLUS, any one card in the hand OR on the table is wild.

“More, more. More, more complexity” in a Roman Amphitheatre type of way I hear you shout.

Well regulars on our little Sojourns into the ethereal West End dealer choice poker world will realise Dusty Bin could go to Utah. Ie Standard Omaha but 321 community cards and show 2 cards in your hand to halve your bet.

Now frequent travellers will realise Dr Whooo could (and frequently does (before covid anyway)) takes Dusty Bin to Utah.

Ie deal 4, play 2.

321 flop/turn/river.

Turn 2 at any point to halve bet

Any one heart is wild.

Mastered that? Yes, well you are getting to the stage of being qualified as a “West End dealer’s choice ist”. 

Still baying for more?

How about Dr Whooo has a poo in dusty bin or

Dr Whooo and Dusty Bin have a FAG or

Dr Whooo and Dusty Bin have a super King

I'm sure you can work it out. (If not back to basic training I'm afraid) 

You want even more , see next blog.

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