I first learned about the game of booray (or boo-ray or bour?) from one of my poker buddies at the LBJ School. Unfortuantely, Mike couldn’t remember how to actually play this game from the lands across the Sabine (that’s Cajun Louisiana to those of you not from East Texas). Thought of it again while whiling away the time with cards before Andrea’s concert this past Tuesday with Elizabeth and AC, and finally got around to googling it today.
The most straightforward entry was from the Wikipedia, but the explanation I enjoyed reading the most was from The Nexus Project.
Now, I just need to find some folks to play with and some time to play.
if you ever find a booray site please give me a buzz.
For every Cajun, the game varies a bit. Some have just the dealer ante. Whatever you do, make sure you set the value of the ante and of the booray (no tricks) before play. Also, no one can drop out or come in on a split pot. My Cajun wife’s family held this as sacred.
I forgot to add that it is an automatic booray if you turn your cards face up during play, especially any “tricks” you have won.