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How to Play 5 Card Stud Poker

If you are aware of the rules of poker then playing 5 card stud poker is no big deal at all. The basic rules remain the same with some changes here and there. If you even observe a few games being played you will immediately get to know what needs to be done. As with the game of poker, luck plays a role in this game too. Of course, your skill at bluffing helps you win. (more…)

5 Card Stud Poker Rules

First thing first, the rules of 5 card stud poker are not very difficult to understand. Whether you play in a land based casino or an online casino you will take some time to understand all the rules but once you get a hang of them then the game becomes very easy to play, at least when you are playing on a social level. Of course, when you are playing against professionals, your learning never stops but the rules don’t change that much. (more…)

5 card stud poker strategies

Before you start devising strategies for the game of 5 card stud poker you must be well aware of the rules of the game. There is no end to the number of strategies that you can adopt and a bit of trial and error always helps. The more time you spend at the poker table or playing 5 card stud poker online the better and more robust are your strategies. (more…)

5 card stud poker: How it started

The game of poker goes back a long way and it is said that the game originated in Persia. Some historians are of the opinion that the game of poker came to the United States the way of New Orleans through the Persian sailors. As for the name of the game, the German name “Pochen” seems to be the origin. Pochen became “Poque” in French and finally poker in English. The earliest poker games were similar to the game of 5 card stud poker. (more…)

About Five Card Stud

At one time 5-card stud was the most popular poker game being dealt. It was started in New Orleans and moved up the Mississippi on the steamboats and moved out west with the gold rush and the end of the Civil War. The game is rather simple to play and does entail some bluffing, as the hand possibilities are easy to read. It is played with one card dealt face down and four cards dealt face up. The betting starts after the first two cards are dealt and continues after each of the other three are dealt. This game is the game that is played in the movie Cincinnati Kid. (more…)