5 Card Stud

Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It

People are odd critters. We don’t like the status quo, even when it is a completely pleasant and agreeable status quo. It seems to be built into our DNA that we always try to make things better. In the case of the game, 5 Card Stud, we just couldn’t just leave it alone; we had to add...

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Billabong and Shanghai
Billabong and Shanghai

Same old poker buddies, same old snacks, same lame jokes, and the same predictable game. If this sounds something like your home game routine then a change might be in order. Trying a different poker variation might be just what you need to approach your game with a fresh outlook. One such game...

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Caribbean Stud Poker
Caribbean Stud Poker

If you are a regular casino poker player and you have not yet tried Caribbean Stud - here are the bare basics you'll need to know. This casino variety is played against "the house" - not the other players. The rules mimic Five-Card Stud. With no bluffing in this variety - some have trouble...

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Five-Card Stud - Starting Hands
Five-Card Stud - Starting Hands

We can't think of a Five-Card Stud player say, after being dealt a pair of Aces in the initial deal, "Lord help me, I just didn't want to start with a pair of Aces".

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Five-Card Stud
Five-Card Stud

Are you the sort of person who rummages through your relatives personal belongings before Christmas for the purposes of finding out what they got you? Does it cause you to ruin a perfectly good pair or pants when somebody leaps out from behind the baday and yells boo?

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