"Chicago"

Aces High · #1 07-07-2004, 10:18 PM

Okay, I'm knew to these forums, and also a relativly bad poker player, so I'm "n00b" [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
A little while ago, at a chess tournament, I had a friend teach me a game he went by the name of as "Chicago". (later another friend told me a different name, but offhand I cannot remember it)
Anyway, the game played like 7-card stud in the final result, except there were two differences:
1. half of the pot was givin to the highest spade in the DOWN cards (not showing). So if you had the ace of spades, you were guaranteed half of the pot. The other half was for the best poker hand.
2. The dealing of the cards: First, 2 cards down, bet, 2 cards up, bet, 2 cards up, bet, 1 card down.

I enjoyed this game much more than any other game I have played to this day. Does anyone know a site I could find this to play online?
Thanks!

Beavis68 · #2 07-07-2004, 10:25 PM

this sounds like a home game, usually these odds games arent spread online, try searching google for chicago poker

PapaSan · #3 07-08-2004, 12:57 AM

I used to play this also, unfortunately u wont find it online.

vetman81 · #4 07-08-2004, 02:28 AM

We also play "low Chicago", where the low spade down takes half the pot. Fun games.

Nottom · #5 07-08-2004, 04:27 PM

I've played plenty of Chicago but have never seen it dealt like that. Its always been the traditional 7-stud dealing of 2down1up, bet, 1 up, bet, 1up, bet, 1up, bet, 1 down, bet. The only question that ever comes up is whether the last card can count as your spade (we usually play that it does)

Aces High · #6 07-08-2004, 06:39 PM

Actually, the way I origianlly learned how to play was this way, but another person told me the one I said.

Gahnia radula · #7 07-09-2004, 03:15 AM

So thats Chicago???

Then what the hell have I been playing?? I thought this was Chicago

7 stud varient

2 down 1 up, betting round
3 up, betting round
1 up, final betting round

Is this even a game??? Or are me and my home game buddies playing a made up game?

Thanks

Gahnia radula

Buzz · #8 07-09-2004, 05:20 AM

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7 stud varient

2 down 1 up, betting round
3 up, betting round
1 up, final betting round

Is this even a game???

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I believe it's called "Mississippi stud."

Gahnia radula · #9 07-09-2004, 06:47 AM

What about the bring in??

Is it just the person to the immediate left of the dealer is the forced bring in??

Gahnia radula

Al Mirpuri · #10 07-09-2004, 10:09 AM

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7 stud varient

2 down 1 up, betting round
3 up, betting round
1 up, final betting round

Is this even a game???

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I believe it's called "Mississippi stud."

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This is not Mississippi Stud. David Zanetti invented Mississippi Stud and it is dealt as 7stud except that fourth and fifth street are dealt together (though not as communal cards) and the river card is dealt face up.