Dealer Steal
The dealer always bids last in Auction Pitch. Dealer Steal turns that into an advantage, and a duty.
How it works
Section titled “How it works”- The dealer may steal. Everyone else must beat the high bid, but the dealer may simply match it and take the bid. They may also raise it.
- The dealer is stuck with an all-pass. If everyone else passes, the dealer cannot pass: they must bid at least the minimum (1, or 2 at a minimum-bid-2 table). The hand is never redealt.
Without this variant, a hand where everybody passes is thrown in and the same dealer deals again.
Example
Section titled “Example”Playing with a minimum bid of 2: Avery bids 2, Blair passes, Casey bids 3. Dana is dealing and holds the A, J and 2. Dana says “three” and steals the bid, then pitches the A.
This variant needs Auction Pitch.