Up to ten players may participate. One down and one up card is dealt to each player. Players bet. Deal one card up to each player. Bet. Continue alternating up cards and bets until each player has five cards. Bet. Showdown. The winner holds the high hand based on the following: Only flushes or...   more...

This game can really add some zest to your Thursday night poker game. Two cards are placed face up on the table. Starting at the dealers left you can bet that the next card dealt will have a face value between the first two down cards. You can bet any amount no higher than the pot. If you are...   more...

Players: 3 to 5 players. Works best and usually played with 4 players (with 13 cards each).Cards: Standard deck of 52 cards.Ranking: 2 (high) A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 (low).Suits: spades (high) hearts clubs diamonds (low).Object: To get rid of your cards as soon as possible.Deal: Dealer deals...   more...

In Chinese Poker, each player receives a 13 card hand from a standard 52 card deck. He then has to divide his cards into three Poker hands, two containing five cards each and one three card hand. The only restriction is that both five card hands must outrank the three card hand (Note: straights and...   more...

This week’s game was suggested and tested at my weekly poker session with the boys. 3-7 players are dealt five cards face down WARNING!!! There is only one round of betting. If a player does not win at least half of the pot, he must match the entire pot. After the betting round: Cowboy - up to...   more...

We've all played this poker variation at one time or another in our lifetime. It's probably one of the first poker games you played when you were experimenting with the game at an early age. 2-10 players may play with the initial deal consisting of a single card being dealt to each player. The...   more...

All players are dealt 5 cards down. Bet. Then each player can choose to draw up to 3 cards. Cards drawn are dealt face down in front of the player. If the player drew less then 3 cards, cards from their hand must be added to the down cards to make three. After this round, every player should have...   more...

San Francisco’s favorite game Each player receives 2 cards down and one card up. The betting is just the same as it is in 7-card stud except all queens and any card after a queen on a player’s board is wild. Here’s an example. The player to your right gets dealt a Queen and you get dealt a 4. At...   more...

This is a version of 7-card stud to use when the game is shorthanded or when you want to create huge pots. Deal everyone a hand just as in 7-card stud and one more hand known as the Ghost hand and set it aside. When there is a showdown all players turn their cards over including the ghost hand....   more...

Everyone receives five cards. Place the deck in the middle and let everyone look at his or her cards. They may set one of their bad cards down in a pile by the deck and draw a card from the deck. Everyone does that until someone gets a good hand and says, "I Call". This game is just like five...   more...

My apologizes to all the Peters out there. Please feel free to substitute the name Pete with any one of your choosing. Possible suggestions: ex spouses, bosses, or next-door neighbors name. Each player receives 5 cards then five cards are dealt face down on the table. Bet after the deal. You then...   more...

Each player puts two quarters in front of him. Everyone is then dealt two down cards. The first person calls a poker hand. After that, a person must call a hand, which beats the previous hand, or call the hand. If a person calls the hand, then everyone's cards are pooled to determine if the hand...   more...

The initial deal consists of six cards dealt face down to each player (no peek) and seven face up in the center. Dealer arranges the seven in the middle into the best high hand possible and discards the remaining two cards. The player to dealer's left exposes a card. Bet. Next player exposes cards...   more...

Five cards are dealt face down to each player and seven down in the center of the table.The dealer turns a center card over. Anyone holding a card of the same rank must discard that card. Bet, beginning with player to dealer's left for the first round, with succeeding rounds beginning on a rotating...   more...

Three to six players are dealt 7 down cards. Each player passes 3 cards to the person on their left. Bet. Each player can then draw up to two cards from the deck. Bet and Roll. High hand takes the pot. *I’ve heard a lot worse names for this game – editors note   more...

Three to seven players can play. No Ante; Chip values must be established before game begins. Split Pot game (High hand splits pot with Low hand). The dealer deals one card face down to each player, which must remain as "Hole Card" until end of hand. The dealer then deals one card face up to...   more...

The maximum number of players in this game is 4. There are no wild cards. Each player puts an equal amount of chips, usually $1.00, into the pot. Deal 13 cards to each player. Each player makes 3 poker hands, a bottom, a middle, and a top. The bottom hand is made with 3 cards, and the other 2...   more...

Ace is low. King is High. Three stacks of equal amounts placed in front of the player. Each player is then dealt one card face down. You don’t want to have the lowest card. The lowest card will throw one stack in. After the deal, the player to the dealer's left looks at his card and decides...   more...

There are no wild cards in this game and up to five players may join in. Deal 6 to each player. Bet, and then draw. Players must discard 1 more card than they wish to receive; thus, after the draw, players will have exactly 5 cards. Players can draw up to 3 cards.Bet and show. High hand takes the...   more...

Each player receives 4 cards with one card face up in the middle. The play is the same as 5-card draw. Players bet after the deal starting with the player to the left of the dealer. After betting, each player can exchange up to three cards. Bet again then the showdown. Each player receives...   more...

"You see in this world there's two kinds of people my friend, those with loaded guns, and those who dig...you dig!" The Man with no name. Players are dealt 2 down and 1 up, then 3 cards are placed face down in the middle of the table. Bet. Deal 1 card up, and then flip the first of the 3 cards...   more...

Come on down. This is the next game in our series of Home Poker games. The Initial deal consists of two cards being dealt face down to every player. Two up cards are then dealt in a row next to the deck. Begin with the player to the dealer's left and rotate around the table. Each player has the...   more...

Five cards are dealt to each player, followed by five community cards dealt facedown on the center of the table in any layout. One community card is flipped, followed by a betting round. A second community card is flipped, followed by another betting round, followed by a third community card,...   more...

This card game is played like seven card stud. Each player is dealt two hole cards and a bet is made. Then the dealer place three cards, face up in the middle of the table. Each player, beginning from the dealers left if offered the opportunity to buy one of the cards or take a free one from the...   more...

Three Card Monte? Doesn't everyone know that game? You would be surprised. One of the most popular poker games, yet somewhat shrouded in mystery. Can you remember the last time you played? I can't. I do however remember how much fun it was to play. This week we salute a classic. One card is dealt...   more...

Five cards are dealt to each player. The players freely exchange cards with other players, always receiving the same number of cards as is traded away. When all players are finished trading, there is a final betting round. Best five-card hand wins. The only rule when trading is that the number...   more...