Seven Cards Stud Poker

High Chicago

High Chicago is just like regular seven-card stud, except the person with the best hand must share the pot with the person with the highest spade in the hole (so if you have the Ace of spades showing, it does you no good). Like Hi-low, High Chicago is a declare game in which players declare whether they are going for the high hand, high spade in the hole, or both. If you are using chips, one chip is for high hand, no chip is for high spade, and two chips is for both.

Murder

Murder is a variation on High Chicago without any declaring. As in High Chicago, the high spade splits the pot with the best hand. However, the high spade can either be exposed or in the hole. Thus, in this poker game, if you have the Ace of spades, you are certain of having at least half the pot. However, if the Queen of spades appears among the up cards, the game is reset; the cards are collected, re-shuffled, and re-dealt. Sound crazy? It is, but it can be a lot of fun unless you happen to have the Ace of spades when the Queen of spades shows up.

Basic Baseball

Basic Baseball is a seven-card stud game. Here are the fundamentals: 3s and 9s are always wild; if you are dealt a 4 face up, you are eligible for an extra card facedown. (To help you remember the rules, think of the particulars of the poker room game’s namesake: There are three runs, nine innings, and four balls for a walk.) It is up to the dealer to decide if a fee will be charged for the extra card if you are dealt the 4; the dealer will also determine the amount. Some dealers may also make you pay to use the 3 as a wild card. However, the dealer usually charges for either the 3 or the 4, not both. If there is a charge, it works as follows: If you are dealt a 4 face up, you have the option to buy an extra card for the stated fee and add that amount to the pot. If the dealer chooses to charge you for the wild 3 face up, you must either add the fee to the pot or fold.

High Baseball

Players receive seven cards face down no peeking! As in Basic Baseball, 3s and 9s are wild and you can buy an extra card with a 4. To start, Player 1 turns over one of his cards and then opens the first round of betting. He may also pass. (The dealer must decide beforehand whether a passed play means the betting goes to the next player, or whether the next player simply begins to turn over his cards.) Player 2 then turns over his cards one at a time until he can beat the previous hand he can then choose to bet or pass. If Player 2 chooses to bet, all players must bet or fold (many have not seen their hand yet). After that betting round, Player 3 tries to beat the previous hand. If Player 3 can not beat the previous hand, he is out. Player 4 then bets or folds. This continues around the table until one player is left or everyones cards are revealed. Some people play that if a player reveals a 3, he must pay a fee to stay in, or fold. It might seem there are endless betting rounds in this game, but it goes swiftly even after the first round.

Pai Gow Poker

Pai Gow Poker is a dealt with a standard 52 card deck and one Joker. Each player is dealt seven (7) cards. The object of the game is to make two (2) poker hands. One of the two hands is made up of five cards (called the High Hand), the other is the two card hand, (called the Low Hand).The five card hand must be better then the two card hand for instance, let’s assume that in the seven cards there are two (2) pairs a pair of 10’s and a pair of 9’s. You can play both pairs in the high hand if you wish or you can split the pairs. You cannot however put the pair of 10’s in the low hand because your high hand must be better than the low hand. The Joker is counted as either an Ace or to complete a flush or a straight. The Joker is not a universal wild card.