How to play Casino Stud Poker

Casino stud poker varies from normal poker as you are only playing against one person: the Dealer. There may be other players at the table, but you do not need to worry about their hands.

The casino version is set up to be really easy. You start by placing your ante in the box provided. The Dealer will now deal 5 cards to all players face down, including himself. He will then turn his last card face up for everyone to see.

You may now pick up your cards and decide your best course of action.

There are only two choices you can make. You may either "Fold" your hand and lose your ante, or you may "Raise" you bet by placing exactly double your ante in the raise box.

Now that all players have made their bets or "Folded", the Dealer will reveal the rest of his cards. If the Dealer does not have an Ace & King or better in his hand then he will pay even money on all ante bets left, but he will not pay any raise bets.

  • One Pair or Less Even Money
  • Two Pairs 2-1
  • Three of a Kind 3-1
  • Straight 4-1
  • Flush 6-1
  • Full House 8-1
  • Four of a Kind 20-1
  • Straight Flush 50-1

If the Dealer does have an Ace & King or better then he will turn over all the players’ hands and compare them to his. If he has beaten a hand then the ante and raise bets of that hand are lost. If he has the same hand then a "Stand Off" results and the ante and raise bets are left on the table. If the Dealer has lost, then he will pay even money on the ante, and will use the following pay structure to pay the raise bet.

A description of these hands follow

Ace High Only

Three of a Kind means three cards of the same face value.

Three of a Kind (8`s)

Straight means a run of 5 cards of any suit.

Straight

Flush means 5 cards of the same suit.

Flush

Full House means a pair and a Three of a Kind in the same hand.

Full House

Four of a Kind means 4 cards with the same face value.

Four of a Kind

Straight Flush means a run of 5 cards all the same suit.

Straight Flush

Once the round has finished, you must take raise bets off the table, and must make sure you have a new ante bet if you want to take part in the new round.