| 1. | a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in the first round and one card face up in each of the next four rounds, each of the last four rounds being followed by a betting interval. Compare seven-card stud. |
| 2. | any similar variety of poker. |
| stud poker n. Poker in which the first round of cards, and often the last, is dealt face down and the others face up. [Probably short for studhorse poker.] |