Since this is a hot topic these days (seems everybody at work is in at least one game), what kind of poker games do you all play?

Here’s the current list of what I play at the saturday night poker game I host with friends.

Night Baseball
7 cards dealt face down, then you roll ‘em one at a time with betting each round. 9’s are wild, 3 showing - you buy the pot and it’s wild for everybody (otherwise fold), 4 showing - you get an extra card.

5-Card Draw
Dealt 5, bet, then draw up to 4 more cards, bet again, then show hands.

Anaconda
7 cards, bet once, pass the trash (3 cards) left, then bet again.

Texas Hold ‘Em
Most popular game these days. Deal 2 down, then bet. Muck one off the deck, deal 3 up (community cards), bet again, deal 1 more up, bet. Deal last card up, bet again and show. Make your hand from the best 5 cards.

7-card stud
Deal 2 down, 4 up (betting inbetween each card), 1 down. Make your hand from the best 5 cards.

5-Card Stud
Deal 1 down, 4 up (bet each card).

6-card stud
Deal 1 down, 4 up (bet inbetween each card), 1 down. Best 5 cards wins.

8-Card Stud
Deal 2 down, 4 up (bet inbetween each card), 2 down. Bet again. Best 5 cards wins.

Baseball
Can be played as 5 or 7 card stud (dealt same way). 9’s wild, 3 up you buy the pot and it’s wild for everybody (otherwise fold).

Jacks or Better
Everyone antes, if nobody has a pair of Jacks or better, you re-deal and ante again (helps build the pot).

Low hand wins
All the games can be played where the object is to have the lowest hand (ie - a pair of twos). Wheel or bicycle is the best hand “A2345″.

My favorite 3 games are Anaconda, Night Baseball, and Texas Hold ‘Em.