Therefore the highest hand is A-A, then K-K, Q-Q, etc. if two hands have equal highest cards, the hand whose other card is higher wins.between two non-pair hands, the hand with the highest card wins,.any pair of equal cards beats any two unequal cards,.If more than one player says 'in', all those who are 'in' show their cards, and the player with the best cards wins the pot. Players who say 'out' cannot win the pot, but do not lose any extra money. Starting with the player to dealer's left and continuing clockwise around the table, ending with the dealer, each player in turn says either 'in' or 'out'. The cards are shuffled and cut and the dealer deals the cards one at a time face down until every player has two cards. If the pot is empty all players pay the agreed ante to the pot.

This might for example be set at 100 times the ante. The players need to agree in advance on the ante that all will pay at the beginning to start the pot, and it is wise also to agree on a maximum amount that can be won from or lost to the pot in a single deal. In theory as many as 26 people could play, but the game probably works best for around 5 to 10 players. A standard 52-card pack without jokers is used. If the players are somewhat reckless the size of the pot can escalate very rapidly, and the name presumably refers to the bravery required to contest one of these large pots and risk losing an equally large amount. It is normally played with hands of fewer than five cards, and it has a different betting mechanism from normal poker - match pot betting. Guts is often played as an option in dealer's choice poker games, although it is not strictly speaking a poker game.

Three stage games: Three Five Seven - Napalm.

Games with a second deal: Two Plus One - Four-Two-Two - Four-Two-Three.

Variations - Simultaneous Declare - Single Loser, Ante on All Deals - Kitty or Ghost - Three-card Guts.

Two-card Guts - Players, Cards and Limits - Deal and Declaration - Showdown - Payments.

Gutted in poker