Playing Guide

5-Card Stud is the oldest of all of the Stud variants of poker and is believed to have its roots all the way back in the American Civil War of the 1860s. For many years it was the most popular poker game around and was included as an event in the World Series of Poker in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974, where it was won on all four occasions by Bill Boyd.

The declining popularity of 5-Card Stud saw it omitted form the 1975 World Series of Poker and it has never again been included in the schedule. However, despite its fall from grace, 5-Card Stud retains a fanatical and dedicated following among the poker purists and is ingrained in the popular culture of the game due to its inclusion in two great films.

The main character in Cool Hand Luke gets his name after playing and winning a hand in 5-Card Stud and The Cincinnati Kid, one of the all-time great gambling movies, revolves around the game of 5-Card Stud Poker.

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Playing 5 Card Stud

Note: To play Five-Card Stud you must have enough chips on the table to place an ante and a bet.

Five-Card Stud plays as follows:

1. Place an ante on the table. The ante amount is set by the card room, however there is no ante at $0.50/$1.00 tables.
2. Each Player is dealt two cards, one hole card and one card face-up.
3. The Player with the lowest card showing by suit, must bring-in the betting.
4. In the second round, another card is dealt face-up to all Players at the table.
5. A round of betting follows. Players can either: Raise, Call or Fold.
6. This process continues until each Player has one hole card and four face-up cards.
7. After the last face-up card is dealt to each Player, a final round of betting follows. Remaining Players display their hole card. The highest hand wins.

Suits are ranked from low to high - Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts and Spades.