5 card stud
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Playing the game:

To start the game a small ante is put down by all the players and then each player is dealt 2 cards, one of these is face down and the other is face up.

The first round of betting then begins with the player who has the lowest face up card.

After the betting round is completed the players who are still left in the game are dealt out a second face up card, in stud games this is known as the “Third Street”. This is followed by another round of betting beginning with the player who holds the current best hand.

The remaining players are then dealt out another face up card known as “Fourth Street” and at this point each player has four cards. 3 face up and 1 faced down. Once again after the card is dealt out there is another round of betting.

Those players that call are then dealt a final face up card called “The River”. The final betting round is then completed and all of the cards are turned face up. The player holding the highest poker hand wins the hand and rakes in the pot.

Summary:

Due to the lack of variations five card stud games are not as popular as they once were and seven card stud and Texas Holdem poker games seem to have replaced them as games of choice in most poker rooms.

It is a hard game to bluff in as it is easy to work out what each player might have as a hand. Another problem with the game is the lack of possible hands a player may have. However like all card games five card stud is still an entertaining game which can make a welcome break from the others.