Rolled Up – The first three cards in 7 Card Stud, when all are the same rank.
Being rolled up is a Stud term (including its variations of Razz and Stud Hi-Low) and refers to a hand where all three of the first cards dealt to a player are the same value.
When a player’s hole cards are the same and also match his door card (first card dealt face up), he is rolled up (has trips). Whereas the best starting hand in Texas Hold’em is pocket aces, the best starting hand possible in 7-Stud is rolled up aces (or 3 aces). Starting with 3 of a kind is extremely strong is Stud. It is a well-hidden hand, which can only become stronger by turning into a full house or quads. Often, a player who starts out rolled up will keep his strength in check until 5th street, when the betting amounts double in Stud. However, if a player is rolled with low ranking cards (such as 222, or 444), he may elect to bet out in fear (and to secure the proper odds) of a higher made pair also making trips later on in the hand.
Even though the term “rolled-up” is used when playing Razz, it is not a valuable hand since the object is to make a hand of five low unpaired cards. An example of somebody using the phrase when playing Razz would go something like this: “I haven’t been dealt a low hand in thirty minutes. In fact, I was rolled-up this past hand!”