I am going to tell you about a interesting game called Blind Stud. Sometimes called Mike and Racehorse, this is a form of speel poker in which all the cards are dealt down, but there is no draw. It can be played with five, six, or seven cards. The average winning hands are about the same as for Five-, Six-, or Seven-Card Stud.
In the seven-card form, each player receives three down cards before the first betting interval occurs. Down card, bet. Down card, bet. Down card, bet. Final down card, final bet. The staying requirements are the same as for Seven-Card Stud.
In the six-card form, each player receives two down cards before the first betting interval. Down card, bet. And so on until six cards are down. The staying requirements are the same as for Six-Card Stud. In this game, never call on low two-card straights and flushes.
In the five-card form, each player receives two down cards before the first betting interval, and the game proceeds as in the six-card form until each active player has five down cards. The staying requirements include any pair, two high cards, or an ace with a middling card.
Generally, Blind Stud buds good pots, but it is of course more of gamble than the regular stud forms. Also, it doesn't give the expert as much opportunity for card analysis and strategy.
