Rules Of Poker 5 Card Stud

Can someone explain the "big blind vs small blind" rules of 5 Card Stud (Poker)? I've always enjoyed 5 card stud, but have never really understood the nitty gritty ("blinds", etc). Any help would be appreciated!

tiffany j replied: "Blinds are needed to start the pot blinds rotate it all depends on who is the dealer with a big blind you can check with small you choose to call or fold"


Pancakes replied: "Blinds are antes put in to make sure at least 2 players play a hand. A large blind is anted by the player to the dealer's right and can be any amount, let's say $5. The next right player antes a small blind, which is half the large blind, in this case, $2.50. Being forced to pay a blind allows you to play a hand with not so good cards. It prevents everyone from folding and wasting time."


raidered81@sbcglobal.net replied: "The blinds are there to spur action. In a game without blinds, the dealer deals all the cards, and if each person "checks", the dealer gets an unfair advantage, because now he knows that no one feels good about their cards and can open with a large bet to scare off the most, if not all of them.

Now with a mandatory blind, the dealer does not have that advantage. He may call, raise or fold, but he is not the last one to do so in the initial round of betting. He runs the risk of being beat as the two following him have the option of calling, raising or folding, but at least there will be some action."


Sean T replied: "The last two answers were very good in answering your question, and I was wondering if you also meant what it meant to be "small blind versus big blind". If everyone else folds, you have two people still in the pot that have put in money: the small blind and the big blind. Since there is very little in the pot, it's often not worth the risk to gamble for such a small pot. Because of this, gentlemanly card players wil often offer the big blind the option of "chopping", which means the small blind is telling the big blind, let's call it a draw, and I'll take back my small blind and you take back your big blind, we'll save it for the next hand. Usually, the big blind will take the offer, the two blinds pull back their money, and the dealer moves to the left.

Hope all this helps you out!

Good Luck! 74"


djdr replied: "Stud has no blinds, everyone pays the same anti"


rules for poker home games? I am familar with Texas Hold'em tournaments and not so much of general home games of poker. For example, I just played at a home game of dealer's choice poker where we played games such as 7 stud, and 5 card draw; things were different when it came to rotation of who goes first. In Hold'em, the betting rounds after the flop the person to the left of the dealer goes first and it continues around back to the dealer. How does the betting rotation work of who makes the first bet for each round in a home game of poker?

joeschlobotnic replied: "How about Indian poker? I don't know what the PC name for it is. 'Maybe Native American Poker for all I know"


John F replied: "In most games, the betting starts at the left of the dealer.

The only exception I can think of off-hand is any stud-type game where each player has their own Up cards.

The usual way to start the bting in stud is that the lowest up-card has to start the betting on first street, and this is a mandatory bet. On later streets, the player with the best cards showing has the option to open or check."


Keith S replied: "When we play pickup games that we always do left of the dealer for games where no cards are showing and High Hand bets when cards are showing. Though really if its just a game of friends at home it doesnt really matter."


TheDoverPro replied: "Here is a link to Roberts Rules of Poker at greeat site for info on home poker games.

You have to scroll down to get to the stud games, or other variations.


Good luck!"