Poker players enjoying kill games are effectively enjoying poker games with fixed betting. The play involves multiple kill hands which involve playing an added blind bet and high betting limits too. For the avid poker player, these games are not as common – especially in home poker games. And when it comes to traditional casino gaming, kill games are plenty popular at special hours of play. For games like Texas Hold’em the concept of a poker kill game is more common owing to the prevalence of the forced bet. It is thus generally assumed that kill games are played when Texas Hold’em games are enjoyed. Kill games are not the exclusive domain of Hold’em games and other poker variants can introduce the concept of a kill game.

What is a Kill Game?

With a Kill Game the stakes increase when someone wins 2 qualifying poker hands. The kill involves two steps. The first step is that a player has to win the poker pot – no split pots qualify. The total value of the pot must equal or be greater than 5 times the big blind of the poker game. If the big blind is $20 then the pot would have to be a minimum of $100. Should this occur, the winning poker player would receive a button. This is known as the partial kill. When the game of Omaha 8 is played, the player must win the pot. If this player wins the next hand, a Kill Game may ensue. Recall that the amount must be at least 5 times the big blind, prior to the partial kill. The next stage is the Kill Game – pretty exciting isn’t it?