THREES. NINES. A FREE EXTRA CARD.
Baseball Poker.
A seven-card-stud classic with a baseball-shaped twist.
THE DEFINING TWIST
Threes and nines wild; an exposed four immediately earns another exposed card.
Wild stud
Know the twist.
Enjoy the table.
Illustrative hand · explore the result in Read the Table
YOUR GUIDE TO THIS VERSION
Know your table.
The rules that matter.
- Threes and nines wild; exposed fours grant free extras.
From first card to final reveal.
- Agree the version. Use 52 cards, antes and fixed limits. No bonus fees.
Only face-up fours trigger extras.
- Third street. Ante; deal two cards down and one up each.
Every exposed four immediately earns another upcard; another four repeats it.
- First betting. Highest exposed hand begins, then clockwise.
Threes and nines already count wild.
- Fourth street. Burn; deal an upcard each, resolving four bonuses immediately. Bet.
Finish one player’s bonuses before dealing to the next.
- Fifth street. Burn; deal an upcard each, with four bonuses. Bet.
Use the agreed larger limit from here.
- Sixth street. Burn; deal an upcard each, resolving bonuses. Bet.
Some players now hold more than seven cards.
- Seventh street. Burn; deal a final downcard each. Bet.
A hidden four grants no extra card in this version.
- Showdown. Best five wins using threes and nines as wild. Five of a kind is highest.
Wilds cannot duplicate a held physical card except to create five of a kind. Split equal values.
Where these rules come from.
Established variation; this guide follows the linked rules and stated table conventions. Explanatory presentation and examples by Deal Different.
Pagat: Baseball Poker rules ↗Curated by Maanas Chopra · reviewed October 2026 · session times are estimates