Mexican Stud Poker or also commonly called 'Roll Your Own' is a relatively new version of five-star stud poker game that can be played by four to ten players at many an online poker room.

Initially two cards are dealt to each player face-down. Each player chooses which card to turn and then turns that card into a face-up position. The concealed card is the wild card. A round of betting follows. Another face-down card is dealt to each poker player. As before the player has to decide which card to turn face-up. And the concealed card is the wild card for that player. Another round of betting follows. These two actions are repeated until each poker player has four face-up cards and one wild card (the face-down card). After the last and final round of betting, all the cards are revealed and the player with the highest hand is declared as this poker game's winner.

Mexican Stud Poker Variations:

Because of this poker game's popularity, it has developed into a few variations:

Dakota:

Three cards are dealt to each player and they have to simultaneously turn a card up. After each betting round, each receive one card and must turn one card. But before the poker player receives his seventh card, he has to decide whether he wishes to buy the option or not. Declining this option prevents that player from turning up another card. But if he buys the option by paying the maximum bet allowed, he can turn a card up normally. As usual, after the final betting round all the poker players' cards are revealed. Low and high hands split.

The high or low down cards are wild (and all other cards of the same rank)

Begin by dealing three cards until all poker players have seven cards with the last one facing-up.

The last card is dealt face-down.

The low card down is the wild card in each online poker player's hands