Asian Five‑Card Stud — a variant of five‑card stud played with a stripped deck (typically ranks 2–6 removed), usually in California home games or small tournaments.
Explanation. Asian Five‑Card Stud (also called Americana) is played much like traditional five‑card stud, but uses a 32‑card deck with all 2s through 6s removed. Players compete against each other (not the house), each striving to make the best five‑card poker hand dealt from the shortened deck. Because the deck is stripped, hand probabilities shift: a flush becomes rarer and thus usually ranks above a full house. Each player is dealt one card face down and four cards face up, with betting rounds between deals, similar to standard five‑card stud.