Five-Card Stud

Sample Hand

Betting: Stakes $1/$2. This kind of denomination is common in low-stakes casino poker.

OPENING DEAL:

Hole cards Up cards

Betting:

PLAYER 2: Ace high opens the betting with $1.
PLAYER 3: Folds, noticing the King in Player 6’s hand.
PLAYER 4: Calls the bet with a pair of 10s, a good hand, but does not want to disclose his pair by raising.
PLAYER 5: Folds.
PLAYER 6: Calls, hoping to pair up his King.
PLAYER 7: Calls with a pair of 6s, hoping to catch a break in the next round.
PLAYER 1: Calls, figuring the betting odds is still low and he’ll pay to see another card.

SECOND ROUND:
Hole cards Up cards

Betting:

PLAYER 1: Not receiving much help, he checks.
PLAYER 2: Not receiving much help, he checks.
PLAYER 4: Bets $1. Still has a fairly strong hand with a pair of 10s and assumes
PLAYER 2: does not have much, since he checked.
PLAYER 6: Calls with two high cards.
PLAYER 7: Calls with the pair of sixes.
PLAYER 1: Folds.
PLAYER 2: Folds.

THIRD ROUND:
Hole cards Up cards

Betting:

PLAYER 6: Bet’s $2 with a pair of Kings. He knows that his king pair can beat the table.
PLAYER 7: Folds, worried that his pair of 6s will not hold up.
PLAYER 4: With A♠ & K♣ showing in his opponent’s hand, considers folding, but stays in with a pair of 10s.

FOURTH AND FINAL ROUND:
Hole cards Up cards

Betting:

PLAYER 6:Knows he has won, since no matter what Player 4’s hole card is, he can not beat a pair of Kings. He bets $2.
PLAYER 4: Knows he is either beaten or Player 6 is bluffing with the Ace high. Hoping player 6 is bluffing with the Ace high. Hoping Player 6 is bluffing, Player 4 calls the bet.

WINNER:
Player 6 with a pair of Kings.