What is the meaning of “stud”?

[dodge123]

Hi, everybody,
I am a new player. I like to play 5 card stud and 7 card stud.
Since English is not my mother language. I don’t understand the meaning of “stud”.
Could anyone tell the meaning of “stud” in 7 card stud?
Thank you very much!

[Alchemist]

My understanding is that it means you're dealt cards in multiple rounds and are 'stuck' with the cards you get, as opposed to draw.

[Andy B]

I don't really know why stud poker is called stud poker. The old laws in California banned "stud-horse poker," and so until 1987 or so, only draw variations were legal. A stud horse is a male that is used for breeding. The term can be applied to any domestic animal. It is commonly used as a slang term for a virile man. That usage is pretty recent, I think, and stud poker has been around for something like 150 years.

[Deveroast78]

"Stud" is also a beam of wood behind a wall covering (like drywall) which can have a nail driven into it to hang a heavy piece of artwork or picture, etc. I can see how this might have a relevance to poker because in stud games you start with less than five cards (a foundation, if you will) and build up to five or seven cards from there. Just a guess, I'm not sure why it is called "stud-poker" either.

[SGspecial]

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I don't really know why stud poker is called stud poker. The old laws in California banned "stud-horse poker," and so until 1987 or so, only draw variations were legal. A stud horse is a male that is used for breeding. The term can be applied to any domestic animal. It is commonly used as a slang term for a virile man. That usage is pretty recent, I think, and stud poker has been around for something like 150 years.

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Well CA prohibited it in 1885, and according to historical articles I read it became popular during the Civil war so it goes way back. Still not sure what stud horses have to do with it tho. Maybe it's not a game for geldings [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[defence18]

My understanding is that 5 card stud was first, and for some reason it reminded the players of their "stud horses" during the Civil War. Then when 7 stud became more popular the name stuck.