Stud Horse Poker:
This variant, under Section 330 of the California statute was banned in the 19th century. Almost 6 decades later, it was declared that Stud horse poker was identical to stud poker and therefore, the ban was removed.

Oxford stud
Under this variant of poker, ever player receives downcards, community cards and upcards. There are many variants to this particular variation as the type of cards dealt as well as the number dealt can be modified.

However, the problem with this combination is that the decision to be taken which requires the player holding the best upcards to show his bets first in the beginning of each round. On the other hand, in the case of community card games, every round is initiated by the same player every time. According to Oxford stud, each individual player’s upcards are used for the purpose of establishing the order of the game.

To iniate the game, every individual player receives two downcards and a single upcard. The player who holds the lowest upcard initiates the betting.

As the game goes on in clockwise direction, after the conclusion of the first round, two community cards are placed on the board.

The second round is initiated by that player who holds the highest showing hand which consists of his upcard along with the two previously placed community cards. After the conclusion of this round, every individual player receives an upcard.

The third round is again initiated by that player who holds the highest hand.

Another community card, the third, is placed onto the board, thus initiating the last round. The betting is commenced by the player who holds the highest poker hand.

After the final round comes the showdown, wherein the player who holds the highest poker hand wins the game.

High Chicago or Low Chicago:
The variant High Chicago is also sometimes called Chicago. Under this variant, the player who holds the highest spade that is “in the hole”, wins part of the pot. In particular, he wins half the pot. On the other hand, conversely, the player who holds the lowest spade face down wins half the pot. Here, Ace of Spades is the lowest.

However, if a player who holds the highest hand also holds the highest or lowest spade facedown, then he is the recipient of the whole pot.

Follow the Queen
Under this variant, over the course of the game, when a player received a Queen as an up card, then the consequent card that the player receives is termed as the trailer. This card is wild as are the Queens.

As the game goes on, if the player receives another Queen as an upcard, then the consequent card that is dealt after this Queen is the new trailer as well as the new wild card. Naturally, the player holding the best poker hand wins.

Kuhn Poker:
This poker variant is played using a three card deck. It is usually played between two players.

Want more variations of poker? Try Omaha and Texas Hold’em!