High Chicago
High Chicago is just like regular seven card stud, except the person with the best hand must share the pot with the person with the highest spade in the hole (so if you have the Ace of spades showing, it does you no good). Like Hi-low, High Chicago is a declare game in which players declare whether they are going for the high hand, high spade in the hole, or both. If you are using chips, one chip is for high hand , no chip is for high spade, and two chips is for both.
Murder
Murder is a variation on High Chicago without any declaring. As in High Chicago, the high spade splits the pot with the best ranking hand. However, the high spade can either be exposed or in the hole. Thus, in this game, if you have the Ace of spades, you are certain of having at least half the pot. However. If the Queen of spades appears among the up cards, the game is reset, the cards are collected, re-shuffled, and re-dealt. Sound crazy? It is, but it can be a lot of fun-unless you happen to have the Ace of spades when the Queen of spades shows up.
Basic Baseball
Basic Baseball is a seven card stud game. Here are the fundamentals : 3s and 9s are always wild; if you are dealt a 4 faceup, you are eligible for an extra card facedown. (To help you remember the rules, think of the particulars of the game’s namesake: There are three runs, nine innings, and four balls for a walk.)
It is up to the dealer of the poker game to decide if a fee will be charged for the extra card if you are dealt the 4; the dealer will also determine the amount. Some dealers may also make you pay to use the 3 as a wild card. However, the dealer usually charges for either the 3 or the 4, not both. If there is a charge, it works as follows: if you are dealt a 4 face up, you have the option to buy an extra card for the stated fee and add that amount to the pot. If the dealer chooses to charge you for the wild 3 face up, you must either add the fee to the pot or fold.
Night baseball
Players receive seven cards face down-no peeking! As in Basic Baseball, 3s and 9s are wild and you can buy an extra card with a 4. To start, Player 1 turns over one of his cards and then opens the first round of betting. He may also pass. (The dealer must decide beforehand whether a passed play means the betting goes to the next player simply begins to turn over his cards.) Player 2 then turns over his cards one at a time until he can beat the previous hand he can then choose to bet or pass.
If Player 2 chooses to bet, all players must bet or fold (many haven’t seen their hand yet). After that first betting round, Player 3 tries to beat the previous hand, he is out. Player 4 then bets or folds. This continues around the table until one player is left or everyone’s cards are revealed. Some people play that if a player reveals a 3, he must pay a fee to stay in, or fold. It might seem there are endless betting rounds in this game, but it goes swiftly even after the first round.