Utah
Utah is another name for Cincinnati, a home poker game with five private cards and five shared table cards.
The simple explanation
Each player receives five face-down cards. Five more are placed in the center as community cards. Turn them up one at a time, with betting between reveals.
A closer look
At showdown, choose the best five cards from your five private cards and the five shared cards. High-low versions also exist, so settle the pot split and any special rules before playing.
A practical example
With five private cards and five exposed table cards available, a player may use three private cards and two table cards to make a five-card hand.
Full explanation
Utah is another name for Cincinnati, a home poker game with five private cards and five shared table cards.
Another name for Cincinnati
Utah names a community-card home game. Players combine their private cards with the shared cards to form a five-card poker hand.
The deal and hand selection
Deal five cards to each player and five to the table. The table cards are exposed separately, with betting after each reveal. At showdown, any combination of the player’s ten available cards may supply the best five.
House variations
Some tables play high-low. Agree that choice before the deal.