FIVE CARD STUD POKER RULES
Five Card Stud Poker, like Seven Card Stud Poker, is played in many
households throughout the world.
The game is very easy to learn and provides players with fast
action!
Fatman Poker is proud to offer this classic poker game.
If you run across any concept or rules that seems unfamiliar to you,
please visit at our Basic Poker Rules
page for additional information on how to play poker.
Before the Hand |
The Hand | The Play |
Order of Play | The Showdown
Before the Hand
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Each player must ante.
The Hand
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Each player starts with a 2-card hand. If you play until the
end the hand, you will finish with 5 cards in your hand, 4
face-up and 1 face-down.
There are no community cards unless the dealer runs short of
cards at the end. In this case, instead of giving each player
his/her own card at the end, a community card will be dealt.
The Play
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- Each player is dealt 2 cards, one face down ("hole card")
and one face-up ("up card").
- The lowest card starts the betting with a "bring in". The
"bring in" is a forced bet with no option of checking or
folding. This first betting round proceeds at the lower betting
limit. Click here for more information on a
forced bet.
- The dealer gives each remaining player a 2nd up card
- The second betting round proceeds at the lower betting
limit. However, if any player's two up cards make a pair, then
any bettor may make a bet equal to the higher betting limit.
From this point on the higher limit is in effect for the entire
hand.
- The dealer gives each remaining player a 3rd up card
- The 3rd betting round proceeds with the higher betting limit
- The dealer gives each remaining player a 4th up card
- The 4th and final betting round proceeds with the higher
betting limit
- Showdown
Order of Play
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Action begins with the "bring-in" and proceeds clockwise. For
all subsequent rounds, action starts with the highest exposed
hand and proceeds clockwise.
The Showdown
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At the Showdown the high hand
wins. Each player must use all five cards from his/her hand.
Online 5 Card Stud Poker rules are the same rules that you
will find in brick and mortar cardrooms. You can find more
helpful information on how to play poker on our
poker hand rankings page
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