Poker being the most popular game and this is not merely a speculation. We have witnessed the growth of the different online poker rooms in the industry. Today, poker can be played in different land-based venues or in through different online rooms. Like any other card games, poker may be played in different variants. Stud poker is another poker variant that is popular next to Texas Hold’em.
A non positional variant in poker is called the stud poker. Non positional would mean that the poker players can change position every after round. A mix of face-down and face-up cards in each poker player is possible in this poker game. Unlike in Texas Hold’em, stud poker has a lot of betting rounds that may spread limit or fixed limit. Another common rule that is present in this game is the bet that becomes higher during the second round if there is an open pair.
Below are the different variants of Stud Poker:
5-Card Stud – the first variant of the stud poker game. It first originates during the American Civil War. In Finland, it is still the most popular poker variant.
7-Card Stud – it is played with a minimum of two players and a maximum of eight players are allowed to play the game. If eight players played this variant, a special rule may include for the last cards dealt if everyone continue with the game without folding their cards. (two done, four up, one down) Currently, the most popular type of stud poker during tournaments.
6-Card Stud- a variant almost identical to the 7-Card Stud. It is played by 1-4-1 where betting happens only after the two cards are dealt.
8-Stud – also known as the Eight or Better High-Low Stud. In this game, pot is divided into player with the highest hand and to the player with the lowest hand and the rest of the rules is similar with the 7-card stud game.
5.Mississippi Stud- It has a limited betting structure like the Texas Hold’em. This stud poker made the seven-card stud better at no limit and pot limit category.
6.Mexican Stud- also known as the Mexico poker or the Stud loco. It is game of roll your own five-card stud with a tripped deck and wild cards.
Caribbean Stud- considered as a casino game adapting the rules of the five-card stud poker. It was invented by David Sklansky and was first introduced in Aruba way back 1980′s.
8.Scandinavian stud-it is similar to the five-card stud that two new rules like the hands rankings such as four-card straight can beats the player holding one pair and a four-card flush beats the player with four-card straight and two pairs.
Kentrel – also known as the “48″, a seven-card stud poker variation that starts with each player being dealt with four cards downwards.
Number Nine – this game makes 9s wild cards. Every time a player receive two cards that add up that makes 9 is considered to be wild cards. It is another variant of the 7-card stud poker.