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Five Card stud is a poker game played by 2 to 10 players. As with all
poker games, the object is to get the best hand and beat all of the
other players, winning the pot.
The first card dealt is face down. This is known as the hold card.
No bets are placed on the this round. The next round of cards is
dealt face up.
The player having the highest hand showing, after each round of cards
is dealt, starts the betting.
If there are two players having the hand showing, the player dealt
first is under the gun.
When a player places a bet, the next player in turn must either call,
raise, or fold. If a player folds, that player is out of the game for
the rest of that deal.
When all players have called the bets and/or raises or have folded,
then the pot is right and the dealer deals another card face up.
This continues until there are 4 cards up in each player's hand.
After the last round of betting, each player remaining in the game
turns their hold card face up and the best hand wins the deal.
If at any time in the game, a player makes a bet and all other players
fold, the player making the bet wins the hand by default and does not
have to turn over his hold card.
The mechanics of the game are simple, the betting strategy is what
makes the game exciting.
A few tips:
Generally, in five card stud, any pair of face cards, Jack or higher
will win.
Many times a small pair will win, and sometimes an Ace or King high
hand will drag the pot.
Two pair or better will almost always win and if you hold such a hand,
you should bet aggressively.
Straights and flushes are occasionally dealt in five card stud. When
they are dealt, they usually win. The odds of getting a straight or
flush are very low in 5 card stud. Don't bet a lot of money on the
possibility of hitting one, even if you have 4 cards out of 5.
If a player is dealt a pair in the first two cards they are known as
"wired". Often times, it is best to lay back with a wired pair. A
raise on the first round is usually a dead give away that you have
your first up card matched in the hole. Other times it may be good
strategy to raise on the first round to make your opponents think you
are wired.
When playing high stakes 5 card stud, if you are dealt two low cards
and see much higher cards face up on the table, you are generally wise
to fold early. Patience is the greatest skill a high stakes poker
player can acquire. If your hand doesn't look good, another deal will
be coming shortly, so fold 'em. A hand that starts out badly will
almost always end up bad, and in pot limit poker each card usually
becomes progressively more expensive.
If another player has a large pair showing early in the game, it is
usually best to fold. His odds of getting two pair is as good as your
odds of getting a higher pair than he shows. Even worse, he may get
trips.
Bluffing is the real key to becoming a good poker player. When you
bluff, you are trying to convince your opponents that you have a
better hand than you really hold. The bluff is successful only if all
of the other players fold and let you win the pot by default. The
greater the number of players still in the hand, the less likely a
bluff is to work. Either one or more of the players will have hands
they believe to be better than yours or hope to get a better hand.
Generally the best time to bluff in 5 card stud is after the last card
is dealt and only one or two other players remain in the hand. To
successfully bluff, you must have a hand showing that could beat the
other players hand if you held a certain card in the hole. If you
have a Queen high and no pair showing, a player with a pair of Kings
will never be bluffed.
Generally you should not continue a bluff if it doesn't succeed the
first time. In other words, you raise a player's bet in an effort to
make him fold. If that player responds by raising you back, you will
probably not be able to make him fold. If you feel the bluff is
hopeless, then fold and wait for another hand. However, if you feel
the other player is bluffing and may hold a hand inferior to yours,
then by all means call him or raise him back.
There is no shame in being caught bluffing. If the other players know
that you bluff, it will work to your advantage when you do get the big
hand.
When playing at the $5 and $10 limit tables bluffs rarely succeed. At
the pot limit table this is another matter.
If you have a pair showing early in the game and believe that pair is
the best hand so far, bet aggressively. Make the other players pay
handsomely for the opportunity to get additional cards to beat you.
This is known as protecting an exposed pair and is generally good
practice.
Don't get too enamored with a good hand. If another player is betting
very aggressively, and you believe he has you beat, fold your cards.
Most large losses suffered in poker are by second best, or "bride's
maid" hands.
Generally don't bet into a better hand. Only do so if you think the
other player can be bluffed.
Generally don't stay in hoping for an inside straight. Play for an
inside straight only when it costs little or nothing.
That's about it for general rules. None of these are hard-and-fast.
The only hard and fast rule is don't be too consistent. There are no
formulas or "systems" for playing poker. You will develop a feel for
what is a good hand in a given situation only by observing and playing
many, many hands.
One of the main advantages of being a member of the Friday Night Poker
Club is that you are able to play more hands in a few evenings than
most people will see in a lifetime.
You will notice that no place in this class have we referred to the
odds of getting this hand or that hand. Statisticians have precisely
calculated the odds of getting every possible hand in poker. They
have not and can not calculate the odds of any given hand winning in a
given situation. That knowledge comes from knowing who you are
playing against and their style of play. In poker, you must beat the
other player, not just the cards in his hand.
Next, you will be given an opportunity to observe the play of a hand
of 5 card stud at the Friday Night Poker Club.
I will play the hand you normally hold and will tell you what I am
doing and why. You may observe as many such hands as you like. I
caution you that I may not always be right in any given situation. I
can be beat. The other players at the Friday Night Poker Club are
quite proficient and sometimes clean my plow. The main thing to watch
is my style and pattern of play.
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