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Stud games

Games where each player receives their own mix of face-down and face-up cards, with no shared board.

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Stud games

In stud poker, each player receives their own cards, some face down and some face up, over several betting rounds. There are no shared cards and no drawing. Because part of every hand is visible, stud games reward reading the exposed cards. Seven Card Stud was the dominant cardroom game before Hold'em.

• OPR-201Seven Card StudThree down cards, four up cards, five betting rounds. The classic stud game and the S in HORSE.
• OPR-202Stud Hi-Lo (Stud 8)Seven Card Stud with the pot split between the best high hand and the best eight-or-better low.
• OPR-203RazzSeven Card Stud played for low. Aces are low, straights and flushes don't count, and 5-4-3-2-A is the nuts.
• OPR-204Five Card StudOne card down, four cards up, four betting rounds. The original stud game.
• OPR-205English StudStud poker in which each player may swap one card after fifth street and again after sixth street.
• OPR-206Five Card Stud High-LowFive Card Stud with the pot split between the highest and lowest hands, by cards speak or declaration.
• OPR-207Five Card Stud High-Low With a BuyFive Card Stud High-Low in which each player may pay to replace one card after the fifth card is dealt.
• OPR-208Five Card Stud LowballFive Card Stud played for low: the lowest hand wins the whole pot.
• OPR-209London LowballSeven-card stud for low only, using ace-to-six ranking, usually played pot limit.
• OPR-210SököFinnish Five Card Stud with two extra hands, the four-straight and four-flush, ranked between one pair and two pairs.
• OPR-211TelesinaItalian five-card stud with a stripped deck, a flush above a full house, and an optional community card, the vela.