Ohio Poker
Ohio is played the same as Cincinnati Poker except for a fun twist based on a wild card. The lowest ranking card of the five community cards is wild. Unless you are a supper math whiz you probably will not know what the wild card will be until the very end. If you are the dealer, make sure you declare whether Aces will be high or low before you begin.
For many games there are subtle variations. For instance, all games can be played where the low hand instead of the high hand wins. Instead of playing five-card stud or seven card stud, you can play six-card stud, in which the final card is dealt down, giving each player two hole cards and four up cards.
Guts Poker
Beware this game can cost you some money. To start, everyone antes and then each player is dealt two cards. after examining your hand, you declare whether you are in or out. If you don’t feel you can win (winning hands are the single highest card or, better, the highest pair), you declare you’re out and withdraw until the next hand. Those who are in reveal their hands and the poker winner takes the pot. Here’s where it can start to get pricey all players who were in and lost must match what was originally in the pot! So if the original pot was a dollar, then the losers must each put in a dollar. This then means that the next round will open with a $3 pot. The cards are reshuffled and dealt again to the whole table and the process continues and this time any losers must each contribute $3 to match the pot. The game ends when only one person calls in and collects the pot. If you’re lucky, you can win some big bucks playing Guts. But if you’re reckless, you can potentially lose a chunk of your bank. (This game is best with four to seven players.)
Whiskey Poker
There is not a lot of money involved in Whiskey Poker but it can be a fun break in between more hardcore games. Whiskey Poker is a community card game in which each player receives five cards. five additional cards are then dealt face down in the middle. Everyone bets. The player to the left of the dealer has the option of trading in her whole hand for the widow. If the player makes the trade, then the exchanged hand is placed face up in the middle of the table. However, if this player declines to exchange, the option is offered to the next player and so on. If no one trades his or her hand with the widow, then it is turned face up by the dealer. Now the first player can trade one to five cards with the widow or pass. Players cannot pass more than twice. When a player feels he has a winning hand during his turn, he knocks on the table. Everyone to his left with the widow. When the round returns to the “knocker,” a second and final bet occurs.