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Covington Cards

Pick one when it's your deal. Most of these were invented within a mile of the river.

5♠

Five-Card
Stud

One down, four up, a bet every street. No draw, no community, nowhere to hide.

Stud · 2–10
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7♠

Seven-Card
Stud

Two down, four up, one down. Five bets, best five of seven. Arithmetic and nerve.

Stud · 2–8
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4♦

Criss
Cross

Five community cards in a cross. Play the row or the column, never the middle twice.

Community · 3–7
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2♠

Krogering

Seven-stud, but your lowest down card is wild — and so is every card of that rank in your hand. Named for the man who kept dealing it.

Stud · Covington original
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Q♠

Chase the
Queen

A queen face up makes the next up card wild for everyone. A fresh queen retires the old one.

Stud · 3–8
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K♣

Screw Your
Neighbor

One card, three lives. Keep it or trade left. Lowest card loses a life; a king can't be taken.

Table game · 4–9
K♣
J♣

Liar's
Poker

Bid on the digits in a dollar bill's serial number. Call the bluff and lay the bills out.

Table game · 3–6
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A♣

Beat
Charlie

A hand dealt to the middle that never bets or folds. Beat Charlie or leave the pot for the next deal.

Table game · 2–8
A♣
8♥

In
Between

Bet that the next card falls between the two showing. Hit a post and you pay double.

Down to luck · 2–10
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3♥

Night
Baseball

Seven cards face down, nobody looks. Turn until you beat the board. Threes and nines wild, a four buys a card.

Down to luck · 2–8
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