Rules for Playing 5-Card Stud Poker:
If you are familiar with 7 card stud, the only thing you need to learn about 5 card stud is the dealing sequence. For those who are new to Stud poker we post a detailed play sequence of 5 card stud:
- All players ante. The size of the ante is normally equal to the table denomination or to the minimum betting limit.
- Every player is dealt two cards: one face-down (the hole card) and one face-up.
- The first betting round occurs (this and further betting rounds start with the player who has the highest poker hand among his face-up cards)
- The third card is dealt face-up to each player.
- The second betting round takes place.
- The fourth card is dealt face-up.
- The third betting round.
- The fifth face-up card is dealt.
- The final betting round.
- The Showdown.
The player with the highest hand wins the pot, unless the game is played in High/Low or Lowball format.
5 card stud has standard betting rounds with the only exception of the player with the highest face-up hand opening betting regardless of his position. Betting then proceeds in the clockwise direction according to standard rules.