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Crazy Fives

Also Known As

AliasSource
Crazy Stud Poker Phil
Forward Pass Source misplaced.
Hilo Piccolo Hoyle
Polish Tim P. McNerny
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Take It or Leave It Poker Mike
The Deck II The Poker Pages

Variant of Five Card Stud

TypeStud Cards5
Max Players8 Betting Rounds5
Max Cards Seen10 Wild Cards0
  1. Deal one card down to each player.
  2. Deal one up to each player. A player can pass the first card he gets each round, even it was passed to him, and get the top card off the deck instead. If a card makes it past the dealer it is discarded.
  3. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
  4. Deal one up to each player. A player can pass the first card he gets each round, even it was passed to him, and get the top card off the deck instead. If a card makes it past the dealer it is discarded.
  5. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
  6. Deal one up to each player. A player can pass the first card he gets each round, even it was passed to him, and get the top card off the deck instead. If a card makes it past the dealer it is discarded.
  7. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
  8. Deal one up to each player. A player can pass the first card he gets each round, even it was passed to him, and get the top card off the deck instead. If a card makes it past the dealer it is discarded.
  9. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
  10. Each player may draw one card if they wish.
  11. Normal betting round, with the player with the high hand showing opening.
  12. Each player simultaneously declares high or low. High declared high hand and lowest declared low hand split the pot.
Source: Scarne’s Guide to Modern Poker

Variants

NameSummary
Ebola Two down; Rotating one up with extra pass; High bet; Rotating one up with extra pass; High bet; Rotating one up with extra pass; High bet; Rotating one up with extra pass; High bet; Two down; High bet; Coin in hand; One table up, matches kill; High/low declare
Green Push One down; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; Draw one; High bet; High/low declare
Kings One down; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; High/natural low; Kings are wild
Pass the Card One down; One up, can pay to pass, rotating deal; High bet; One up, can pay to pass, rotating deal; High bet; One up, can pay to pass, rotating deal; High bet; One up, can pay to pass, rotating deal; High bet; One down; High bet; High/low declare
Plain Push One down; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; High/low declare
Polish II One down; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; High/low declare; Low hole indicates wild for you
Pussy Cat One down; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One up, can pass it; High bet; One down; High bet; High/low declare
Rothschild One down; One up, can pay to pass; High bet; One up, can pay to pass; High bet; One up, can pay to pass; High bet; One up, can pay to pass; High bet; Draw one; High bet; High/low declare

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