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Message: [QUOTE="Gutshot Gus, post: 6838562, member: 475459"] Here in NC a long time ago, before Texas Hold'em became popular there was a version of 7 Stud that was played in the "outlaw" poker houses. It was called Seven Card Dark Secret and all of the cards were face down. So only you saw your cards and you had not a clue what your opponents had other than observing them and reacting to the way they bet. There was an ante an you got 4 cards. the first person to left of dealer started the bet with $1 with 3 raises available. If he could not bet he had to fold-no checking in this game. The 5th card was dealt and the 2nd player to the dealers left was under the gun for $2-3 raises available The 6th card was dealt and the 3rd player to the dealers left was under the gun for $3-3 raises available The 7th card was dealt and the 4th player to the dealers left was under the gun for $4-3 raises available Due to no face up cards hence the name "Dark Secret" and the no checking rule this game tended to have some rather large pots and you had to be good at observing your opponents. There was also a $10 to $40 game that was played. I ran a gas station for a man named "Ted" who drove a red Corvette and tried to play this game with the big boys. I would be taking in money at the gas station and here would come Ted. He would pull up and jump outta that Corvette and go in and pull the handle and the bell would ring and he would go in the cash register and there I was running the store with the ones and change left in the register. Needless to say, it didn't take long for Ted to go broke. [/QUOTE]

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