Strip poker
 
Four people playing strip poker
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| Genre(s) | Card game, strip game |
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| Players | Two or more |
| Playing time | Amount varies |
| Random chance | Medium (shuffling) |
| Skill(s) required | Counting, strategy, bluffing, probability |
Strip poker is a party game and a variation of the traditional poker where players remove clothing when they lose a round. Any form of poker can be adapted to a strip form; however, it is usually played with simple variants with few betting rounds, like five-card draw. Strip poker can be played by single-sex groups or by mixed groups in social situations and intended to generate an atmosphere of fun, and to lighten the social atmosphere by the removal of clothing. Sometimes the game is played to heighten the sexual atmosphere. Like other adult or adolescent party games, activities besides removing clothing and playing cards might be involved. ("Truth or Dare?" type options are often included.) Strip poker has also been adapted for a person to play alone, either by use of video games or online; and several television shows have been based on the game.
The rules of strip poker are flexible and intended to generate an atmosphere of fun in an adult or adolescent group.
Generally, each game starts with players wearing the same number of articles of clothing, though that is not necessary. Some groups allow women to wear more clothes than men. The round begins by each player wagering an item of clothing by saying what it is. The players who lose a round would remove that particular article of clothing. There are different rules as to what happens when a player has removed all of their clothes. Some groups allow women to put their clothes back on and continue playing, while men have to continue playing without clothes, until all men have removed their clothing, and others for the game to stop at that point, with the players either putting clothes back on, or remaining unclothed or semi-clothed for the rest of the evening.
In some rule sets, players who fold before the flop are not required to remove clothing. As such, a player who is uncomfortable removing clothing (or, more commonly, a player who does not want to remove all their clothing first) can simply fold very often or every time before the flop, essentially playing a "tight" pre-flop strategy. Using this strategy, a player could stay clothed for the entire game simply by folding their hands.
Strip poker requires a different overall strategy from poker played with betting chips since the maximum loss on a hand of strip poker is (typically) one item of clothing. In a betting environment, a player who stays in the pot with a weak hand is liable to lose many chips in a single hand. In strip poker, the risk of staying in a hand is significantly limited, so players can play hands with lower probabilities than they would in a cash game. For example, in a cash game, because it occurs only 8% of the time, an inside straight draw might be a poor hand to play, hence the saying "Never draw to an inside straight." In strip poker, when the potential loss is only one item of clothing whether you fold or call, an 8% chance to win the hand is better than the alternative.
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