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Five-Card Draw is among the simplest and oldest poker variants, in which each player receives five private cards followed by a single round during which they may discard and replace any number of cards. The betting structure typically involves one round before and one after the draw, with hand ranki...

Crazy Pineapple is a community card poker variant derived from Texas hold 'em in which each player is dealt three hole cards instead of two. After the dealer reveals the flop (the first three community cards), every player must discard one of their hole cards. The hand then proceeds exactly like a s...

Pineapple is a Texas Hold'em variant where each player receives three hole cards instead of two. Before the first betting round, players must discard one card, keeping two hole cards for the remainder of the hand. A related variant, Crazy Pineapple, requires players to discard after the flop rather...

Jacks or Better is a form of draw poker in which a pair of jacks is the minimum qualifying pair for certain purposes, such as opening the betting or receiving a payout. In five-card draw, players may discard selected cards and receive replacements before the final betting round. The name is also wid...

Also called Tahoe Pineapple, players retain all three hole cards through the river and discard one only at showdown, maximizing hand flexibility until the last moment.

Follow the Queen is a seven-card stud variant where the card dealt immediately after any exposed queen becomes wild, making it a highly volatile and unpredictable home game.

Low Chicago is a seven-card stud poker game that splits the pot between the highest overall hand and the player holding the lowest face-down spade in the hole.

High Chicago is a seven-card stud variant where the pot is split between the player with the highest poker hand and the player holding the highest spade face down in the hole.

3-5-7 is a comparison poker game where players separately compete against a dealer using three progressively larger hands of three, five, and seven cards to win respective payouts.

Seven-Twenty-Seven is a split-pot poker variant where the pot is divided between the hands closest to a total value of seven and twenty-seven without going over.

Midnight Baseball is a popular home poker variant related to Baseball, where seven cards are dealt face-down and revealed one by one until a player achieves the highest hand.

Indian Poker is a novelty variant where players receive a single card and hold it to their forehead so opponents can see it, betting based entirely on the strength of others.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a complex home poker variant named after the iconic 1966 Spaghetti Western, featuring special community cards that introduce wilds and discards.

Spit in the Ocean is a classic draw poker variant where a single community card is dealt face up to the center of the table, acting as the fifth card in every player's hand.

No-Peek is a poker variant where players cannot look at their face-down cards until they are forced to reveal them one by one in a showdown against the previous player's hand.

Roll Your Own is a poker variant where players receive their cards face down and strategically choose which ones to expose, adding a psychological bluffing element to the game.

Oxford Stud is a hybrid poker variant combining elements of Texas hold 'em and seven-card stud, notable for dealing four hole cards and five shared community cards.

Mexican Stud is a five-card poker game where players get all cards face down, notable for traditionally using a stripped 31-card deck that removes the eights, nines, and tens.

Screw Your Neighbor, or Chase the Ace, is a classic party card game where players sequentially trade cards to avoid holding the lowest-ranking card.

Criss-Cross is a community card poker variant where five shared cards are dealt face down in a cross pattern, with players utilizing the center card and one specific row.

New York Stud is an early American poker variant and predecessor to modern five-card stud, frequently mentioned in historical gambling literature of the late 19th century.

Black Mariah is a seven-card stud variant where a player can win the entire pot by holding both the highest overall hand and the highest spade face down in the hole.

Five-Card Option is a classic home draw poker variant that allows players to purchase additional cards or drawing opportunities, increasing the pot size and strategic complexity.

Cincinnati is a poker variant similar to Texas hold 'em, notable for dealing players five hole cards alongside five community cards to construct the best possible hand.

Take It or Leave It is a draw poker variant similar to pass the trash, where players are offered unwanted cards and must decide whether to keep them or pass them to an opponent.

In Between, often known as Acey-Deucey, is a classic home poker game where players bet that a third drawn card will rank between two previously dealt cards.

Southern Cross is a poker home game that arranges five community cards in the shape of a cross, with players restricted to using specific vertical or horizontal lines.

Mexican Sweat is a dramatic poker home game where players are dealt hands face down and reveal them one card at a time, usually accompanied by a high-low split pot format.

Football is a poker variant based on seven-card stud where threes and sixes are wild cards, directly referencing the scoring system and downs of American football.