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Napalm and poker don’t usually go together unless you happen to be playing your home game somewhere in Syria. In that case it is probably provided by the host along with cheese dip and 72 virgins. In the context of today’s article, Napalm is a variation on the game of poker. It is sort of an obscure one, but if you break out this version on your game night, your more eclectic friends will worship the ground you walk on.

Anybody who has ever been to Vegas quickly learns that what happens on the casino floor is often of secondary interest to the games played between the sheets. What do you expect when the city is teeming with scantily clad women giving away free drinks and ladies of negotiable affection can display their wares with almost no fear of the law? With that in mind, why not name a poker variation after the bedroom Olympics? The variation we are looking at today is called Between the Sheets.

Any game that has the world “Pineapple” worked into the name sounds like something that folks would be playing at Margaritaville in between body shots of Cuervo. Whether that is the conditions that Pineapple Hold’em is played under is still a topic of debate, but margaritas are welcome during any form of poker.

People are odd critters. We don’t like the status quo, even when it is a completely pleasant and agreeable status quo. It seems to be built into our DNA that we always try to make things better. In the case of the game, 5 Card Stud, we just couldn’t just leave it alone; we had to add variations. Well now that I have gotten that off my chest, a popular variation on the game of Five Card Stud is a game called Take it or Leave it. This game was probably invented and named after somebody had a particularly irritating row with their wife.

With the popularity of Texas Hold’em taking hold in the culture, other poker games have been strung along like a Jackson brother following in wake of Michael during the “Thriller” days of the King of Pop. One of the games that has existed on the periphery, and has yet enjoy the popularity of other forms of poker is called Big2.

It isn't exactly the poker you are used to - but Duplicate Poker could provide the key to getting the poker you play now through all the legal hoops and hurdles in the USA. With the UIGEA still causing plenty of ruckus in the minds of American poker players, the game of Duplicate Poker is seeking to provide a poker game that will pass the muster in terms of luck vs skill.

The game uses blackjack rules - a player is dealt two cards and may take as many additional cards as he wants, attempting to get as close to or on 21 points without going over. Typically the game is played against the dealer, but elimination blackjack adds a competitive edge in that each player is also trying to wind up with more money than the others in the event.

Adding a little variety to the regular line-up of poker games that you routinely play is all about fun, variety of course, and maybe even winning bigger pots. If you are ready to shake things up a bit and try something new - perhaps you have some specific things in mind that you would like to incorporate into your game.

If your regular poker night at home with your friends has become a festival of yawns and predictable playing habits - perhaps it is long overdue that you consider surprising your poker buddies with a little variety.

With the anticipation of which cards will be revealed as the good, bad, and ugly - there is a lot of excitement to be had with this entertaining variation of Holdem. This game is perfectly suitable for mid-level beginners and up.