stud poker

stud poker

n.

Poker in which the first round of cards, and often the last, is dealt face down and the others face up.

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[Probably short for studhorse poker.]

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stud poker

n

(Group Games / Card Games) a variety of poker in which the first card is dealt face down before each player and the next four are dealt face up (five-card stud) or in which the first two cards and the last card are dealt face down and the intervening four cards are dealt face up (seven-card stud), with bets made after each round Often shortened to stud

[from stud² + poker²]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stud poker - poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt stud poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand hole card - (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown