what about 5 stud poker?

[Dag_Arbisa]

Hello friends,

5 Card stud was introduced in 1968 as a movie called 5 Card stud, Although,the Movie was not so popular but the game got so much popularity an were being dealt effectively.

5 Card Stud Poker is quite simple to play and does involve 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 cards are dealt. Steve McQueen in The Cincinnati Kid played this game, and some of the showdowns in the movie are immortal indeed.

It is getting less and less played in online poker variations at the moment, and so is it in live casinos, most new players to poker have never played 5 Card Stud Poker.

The best starting hand is a pair of Aces or any other high pair. Pairs of higher value do have a tendency to hold up in this game. Three of a kind is a monster hand and any hand bigger than that would be a super monster. Five-card draw poker replaced this game in popularity eventually, as it allows more betting and more gambling as each player got to see more cards to make a hand. Lack of betting possibilities in a way is what helped to kill off 5-card stud poker. Seven-card stud poker finally replaced both in most card rooms and went on to become the firm favourite.

So though 5 card stud poker is becoming increasing redundant in one way, it is surely picking up steam and is still a popular game in some parts of the world, especially in Finland where a specific variant of five-card stud called Sökö (also known as Canadian stud or Scandinavian stud) is played.

[szury]

To tell you the truth I have never played 5 card stud however I am a big fan of 5 card draw.
Another nice article by Dag

[Dag_Arbisa]

Thanks Szury,

I would like to invite you to play 5 card stud on Betsharks, you will really enjoy a lot.