Baseball
A high-variance Seven-Card Stud variant themed after the sport: 3s are always wild, and any player dealt a 4 face up may buy an extra card.
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Rules
Baseball is dealt using the standard Seven-Card Stud structure (two down, one up to start; up-cards on fourth, fifth, sixth street; one down card on seventh street), with two special rules layered on top.
Wild 3s: Every 3 in the deck, whether dealt face up or face down, is wild for every player for the entire hand. This makes wild cards common and hand values high, since four cards are permanently wild.
The 4-card bonus: Any player dealt a 4 face up on any street has the option to immediately pay a fixed price (agreed before the hand, often equal to the current bet) into the pot in exchange for one extra card dealt face down, on top of their normal card for that street. A player may only buy the extra card the moment the 4 is dealt to them, and must decide before betting continues.
Betting proceeds normally after each street, following bring-in rules identical to standard stud on third street.
Showdown: Players make the best five-card hand from their (up to eight, if they bought cards) cards, using wild 3s as needed. Five-of-a-kind (enabled by the wild 3s) beats a straight flush.
Strategy notes: Because 3s are always wild and 4s can buy extra outs, the game rewards loose, high-variance play; disciplined players track how many 3s and 4s are already exposed to judge how live their outs are.
Common house rules
Fixed buy price
Most tables set the cost to buy a card off a 4 equal to the current betting limit for that street, paid into the pot before any further betting.
One buy per 4
A player may only ever buy one extra card per 4 received; if they are dealt multiple 4s across the hand, they may buy after each one, but never more than once per individual 4.
Down-card 3s still wild
To avoid arguments, confirm before the deal that 3s dealt face down (in the hole) are just as wild as 3s dealt face up — this is the near-universal standard.
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