Match Your Hole Card (Elimination)
5-STUD VARIANTS

Submitted by Don't get eliminated on 2005-02-28

Rules

Played like 5-card stud. Game works best with four or less players, but can be played by many more. One card is dealt face down to every player and then one more card is dealt up to every player. A round of betting occurs. Three more cards are dealt face up with betting in between. If one of your up cards matches your down card, those and others like it are wild for you. After everyone receives all five cards, the lowest hand is eliminated. Proceed to the next hand of Elimination with one less player, but do not reshuffle the deck. Continue until all but one player, the winner, is eliminated. If someone folds before five cards are dealt to every player, the hand is stopped, all bets must be called with no raises and then proceed to the next hand.

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