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5-Card Stud



Introduction

5 card stud poker is one of the easiest games to learn. It is the classic poker game, and it continues to be one of the preferred in home games across the globe. This game is pretty similar to Seven card stud poker, with the only difference is that, here in this game, you would deal only with 5 cards. This game is probably one of the traditional and oldest forms of poker, as featured in most poker related films. There would be no community cards, and as such every player would end up with one card face down and four cards face up at the end of the game.

In this game, players are dealt one face down "Hole Card", and a face up "Door Card" followed by the first betting round. The dealer then deals to each player 1 more face up card followed by the second betting round. Two more rounds of 1 face up card dealt followed by a betting round take place. Once all bets are in for the fourth betting round, the showdown takes place and the player with the highest 5-card hand takes the pot.

Introduction to 5-Card Stud Rules