mixed‑games
8‑Game
8-Game is a poker format that rotates through eight different games at the same table.
Acepots
Acepots is a form of high draw poker in which a player needs at least a pair of aces to open the betting.
Acey-Deucey
Acey-deucey is a poker nickname for two pair of aces and deuces, or for a starting hand of an ace and a deuce.
Acey‑Uppy
Acey-uppy is another name for aces up, a two pair hand in which one pair is aces.
Anaconda
Anaconda is a stud variant in which players pass cards to their opponents.
As Nas
As Nas is an ancient Persian game that some say is an ancestor of poker.
Asian Five‑Card Stud
Asian five-card stud is a form of five-card stud played with a stripped deck.
Bicycle or Bike
A bicycle, or bike, is the lowest possible hand in lowball and high-low poker: A-2-3-4-5.
Bug
A bug is a limited wild card, usually an ace or a card that fills a gap.
California games
California games are cardroom games that resemble poker or blackjack, in which players bet before they see the hand.
California Lowball
California lowball is ace-to-five lowball played with a joker.
Chinese Poker
Chinese poker is a game in which each player arranges 13 cards into a three-card hand and two five-card hands.
Declaration
A declaration is how a player states which half of the pot they are going for in a hi-lo game.
Draw Poker
Draw poker is a form of poker in which each player is dealt five cards face down and may replace some of them.
Eight-or-Better
Eight-or-better is a qualifier in high-low games: the low hand must be made of cards of eight or lower.
English Poker
English poker is a draw game played with a blind opening.
English Stud
English stud is a stud game that includes a draw.
Five of a Kind
Five of a kind is five cards of the same rank, possible only with wild cards or more than one deck.
Five-card Draw
Five-card draw is a poker game in which each player is dealt five cards face down and has one draw to replace cards.
Five-card Stud
Five-card stud is a poker game in which each player gets five cards, one face down and four face up, with betting after each.
High‑Low
High-low, also called hi-lo, is a format in which the pot is divided between the highest and lowest ranking hands at showdown. Common high-low games are Omaha and seven-card stud.
High‑Low Split
A high-low split game is a game in which half of the pot goes to the highest-ranking poker hand and half goes to the lowest-ranking hand.
Jack and Back
Jack and Back is a form of jackpot poker that turns into lowball if nobody opens. It is also called Jack and Reverse, Jacks Back or Jackson.
Jackpot Poker
Jackpot poker is a poker game where there is a large prize pool, the jackpot, or a draw game where you need a pair of jacks or better to open. The name has two meanings, so check which one is meant.
Jacks to Open
Jacks to open is a form of draw poker in which a player needs a pair of jacks or better to open the betting. It is also called jackpots.
Jacks‑or‑Better
Jacks-or-Better is a popular video poker game in which the lowest paying hand is a pair of jacks. A hand weaker than jacks does not win.
Joker
A joker is a card that works as a wild card in some games. It can stand for any card its holder wants, or only for certain cards, depending on the rules.
Joker Poker
Joker Poker is a video poker game in which a joker is added to the deck and acts as a wild card. The joker can stand for any card to make the best possible hand.
Kansas City Lowball
Kansas City lowball is a form of lowball in which the best hand is 7-5-4-3-2 of different suits. Aces are high, and straights and flushes count against you. It is also called deuce-to-seven lowball.
Knock
A knock is the same as a check: a player decides not to bet and passes the action to the next player. It can be done only if no one has bet in the current round.
New Guinea Stud
New Guinea stud is a form of seven-card stud that starts with four down cards, followed by turning up or rolling any two of them. It is a home-game variant.
New York Stud
New York stud is a form of five-card stud in which a four flush beats a pair. It is a home-game variant with a changed ranking of hands.