The object of the game is to finish with the best poker hand and win the pot.
Two to eight Players can play Five-Card Stud Poker at one time.

Five-Card Stud plays as follows:

1. Place an ante on the table.

Note:
• The ante amount is set by the card room.
• There is no ante at $0.50/$1.00 tables.

1. Each Player is dealt two cards, one hole card and one card face-up.
2. The Player with the lowest card showing by suit, must bring-in the betting.

   Note:
   Suits are ranked from low to high – Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts and Spades.

3. In the second round, another card is dealt face-up to all Players at the table.
4. A round of betting follows. Players can either:

• Raise
• Call
• Fold

1. This process continues until each Player has one hole card and four face-up cards.
2. After the last face-up card is dealt to each Player, a final round of betting follows. Remaining Players display their hole card. The highest hand wins.

Note:
When a Player wins a hand, the cards that make up the win are highlighted, and the remaining cards are grayed out.

• Watch your opponents’ visible cards. If a Player’s face-up cards at any point beat your entire hand, it is better to fold. And you can see if any card that you need to complete a winning hand is already taken by another Player.