The rules of 5 Card
Stud are these - all players must first
ante before they receive their initial cards,
just like in 7 Card
Stud. There are four betting rounds in a complete game of 5 Card Stud, not including the
ante.
Each player is dealt two cards, one
face down and then one
face up. That first card will be your only
card that is
face down. On this first round of betting, the low card by suit is required to
initiate
action with a bet equal to half the lower limit
(bring-in). Suits are ranked: spades (highest), hearts, diamonds, clubs.
On subsequent rounds, the high hand on board initiates betting
action, again, just like 7 Card
Stud.
Then, each player receives one more card
face down and the second round of betting begins.
Each bet and
raise during the first two rounds of betting is
set at the lower limit of the stakes structure.
For example, in a $3/$6 game, all bets and raises are $3 for the first two rounds.
The exception to this rule is if any player displays a
pair with their 2 face-up cards after the third
street is dealt.
In this circumstance, all players have the
option to bet either the lower limit or the higher limit.
If a player bets the higher limit, then all subsequent raises must be made at the higher limit. (This is true of 7 Card
Stud
as
well.)
The fourth card is dealt
face down, and our third round of betting begins, and then our fifth and final card is
dealt
face down, and the fourth and final round of betting begins.
Each bet and
raise during the last two rounds of betting is
set at the higher limit of the stakes structure.
For example, in a $3/$6 game, all bets and raises are $6 for the last two rounds (fourth card and the
river).
Those are the rules of 5 Card
Stud, if you are interested in playing this online poker game, check out
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