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2. Five-card stud - Wikipedia

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   Five-card stud is the earliest form of the card game stud poker, originating during the American Civil War, [1] but is less commonly played today than many other more popular poker games. It is still a popular game in parts of the world, especially in Finland where a specific variant of five-card stud called Sökö (also known as Canadian stud ...

3. List of poker hands - Wikipedia

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   In poker, players form sets of five playing cards, called hands, according to the rules of the game. [1] Each hand has a rank, which is compared against the ranks of other hands participating in the showdown to decide who wins the pot. [2] In high games, like Texas hold 'em and seven-card stud, the highest-ranking hands win

4. History of poker - Wikipedia

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   Officers of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry playing cards in front of tents. Petersburg, Virginia, August 1864. In the 1937 edition of Foster's Complete Hoyle, R. F. Foster wrote: "the game of poker, as first played in the United States, five cards to each player from a twenty-card pack, is undoubtedly the Persian game of As-Nas."

5. Edmond Hoyle - Wikipedia

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   Edmond Hoyle (1672 – 29 August 1769) [2] was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games.The phrase "according to Hoyle" (meaning "strictly according to the rules") came into the language as a reflection of his broadly perceived authority on the subject; [2] use of the phrase has since expanded to any appeal to a putative authority.

6. List of poker variants - Wikipedia

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   The card game of poker has many variations, most of which were created in the United States in the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. The standard order of play applies to most of these games, but to fully specify a poker game requires details about which hand values are used, the number of betting rounds, and exactly what cards are dealt and what other actions are taken between rounds.

7. Play Poker Five Card Draw Online for Free - AOL.com

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   Poker: Five Card Draw. Make the best five-card combination with an opportunity to draw, while enjoying structured betting. By Masque Publishing. Advertisement.

8. Seven-card stud - Wikipedia

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   Seven-card stud. Seven-card stud, also known as Seven-Toed Pete or Down-The-River, [1] is a variant of stud poker. Before the 2000s surge of popularity of Texas hold 'em, [2] seven-card stud was one of the most widely played poker variants in home games across the United States [3] and in casinos in the eastern part of the country.

9. United States Playing Card Company - Wikipedia

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   The 500 (or Five Hundred) brand was originally created by the National Playing Card Company as a "6 handed" 60-card rummy deck which includes 11-spot and 12-spot cards, as well as one joker. Eventually 500 decks also included 2 13-spot playing cards for the hearts and diamond suits, bringing up the total number of playing cards to 62 (excluding ...