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Baseball (poker)
Baseball is a variant of stud poker based on the American sport of the same name. Unlike traditional versions of poker, 3's, 4's and 9's hold special value because of their significance in the rules of baseball - three strikes, three outs, four balls, and nine innings. Rules Play of the hand, including betting rounds, is the same as seven-card stud, with the added provisions that: * Any 9 is wild. * Any 3 dealt as a hole card is wild. * Any 3 dealt in the open presents the recipient with a choice: they can either buy the 3 by matching the number of chips in the pot, in which case the 3 becomes wild; or they can consider themselves struck out and fold immediately. * Any 4 dealt in the open results in that player receiving an additional hole card. As poker author Irwin Steig noted, Baseball is a form of stud "scorned by purists and avoided by those whose tastes run to more peaceful games ... tis the choice of dealers who want sparkling action and big pots."Steig, ''Common Sense i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stud Poker
Stud poker is any of a number of poker variants in which each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds. Stud games are also typically '' non-positional'' games, meaning that the player who bets first on each round may change from round to round (it is usually the player whose face-up cards make the best hand for the game being played). The cards dealt face down to each individual player are called hole cards, which gave rise to the common English expression ''ace in the hole'' for any hidden advantage. History Stud poker variants using four cards were popular as of the American Revolutionary War. Five-card stud first appeared during the American Civil War when the game was much played among soldiers on both sides, and became very popular. Later, seven-card stud became more common, both in casinos and in home games. These two games form the basis of most modern stud poker variations. Play The number of betting rounds in a game influenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |