What type of poker was popular in the Old West?
Douglas E. Meyer – Wichita, Kansas.
In those days, poker was a simpler game, and almost all of its variations were types of stud. Unlike draw poker, you had to play the hands you were dealt. Decks consisted of 20 cards—ace, king, queen, jack and 10, in the four traditional suits. The only straight flush was a Royal Flush.
“Jackpots,” another popular game, had rules similar to Five Card Draw, jacks or better. This was the game “Doc”
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