Editing Five-card stud (section)

==Variants==
Traditional five-card stud involves one hole card with four cards face-up, making it simple for even a novice to read the possible hand strength of an opponent effectively. The transparency of a player's hand cuts out much of the element of uncertainty found in more popular games like [[Texas hold 'em]], [[Omaha hold 'em]] and [[Seven-card stud]]. In order to enlarge that element of uncertainty variants increase the number of hole cards, add a [[high-low split]], play with a [[stripped deck]], introduce a [[twist (poker)|twist]] round, enable the player to do a '[[roll your own (poker)|roll your own]]' game or even create new and interesting hand rankings.

===High-Low===
The game can be played with low hand values, in which case the best low hand showing starts each betting round instead of the best high hand showing.  Also, the highest-ranking card must pay the bring-in if it is played with a bring-in. At the end of all betting rounds, the total pot is split into two - one for low-ranking hands, the other for high-ranking hands - and the hands are evaluated based on both low-ranking criteria (for the low pot) and high-ranking criteria (for the high pot). When playing High-Low it is common to use the [[Ace-to-five low]] hand ranking to evaluate the low hands and use the standard hand ranking when evaluating high hands. In the United Kingdom, however, the use of [[Ace-to-six low]] hand ranking is common when evaluating low hands.<ref name="chilcoot-5stud">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtaonline.net/~chilcoot/poker/5stud.htm |title=Chilcoot's Poker Page: Five Card Stud |access-date=August 10, 2006 |archive-date=October 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023075134/http://www.mtaonline.net/~chilcoot/poker/5stud.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Canadian Stud/Scandinavian Stud/Sökö===
This variant of five-card stud is almost identical to the traditional format, the only difference being the introduction of two new hands into the hand ranking. Due to the sparse nature of flushes and straights in five-card stud, this variant counts four-card straights and four-card flushes as poker hands. A four-card straight is ranked higher than a pair, a four-card flush is ranked higher than a four-card straight, and a two-pair is ranked higher than a four-card flush.<ref name="reviewed-soko"/>

===Two Down, Three up/2-3===
Instead of dealing the players one hole card and one upcard, in this variant the players are dealt two hole cards. All subsequent cards are dealt face up, resulting in the fairly self-explanatory name.<ref name="poker.com">[http://www.poker.com/game/stud-poker-games/basic-five-card-stud.htm Poker.com: Basic Five Card Stud]</ref>

===Three Down, Two Up/3-2===
Instead of dealing the players one hole card and one upcard, in this variant players are dealt three cards face down. The next two cards are dealt face up. As a result of the high number of cards dealt initially, this variant only has 3 rounds of betting and is thus best played with [[Betting (poker)#No limit|no limit]] or [[pot limit]] betting structure. The name is again fairly self-explanatory.<ref name="poker.com"/>

===One Down, Three Up, One Down/1-3-1===
This variant differs from traditional five-card stud only in the way the final card is dealt. Rather than being face up, in this variant the river is dealt face down—as a hole card. The name, yet again, derives from how a hand looks after all betting rounds are done.<ref name="poker.com"/> This is also a common variant in Finland, where the action of players looking to their hole river card secretly from the others is called "pihistäminen", (Engl. "petty theft").

===Mexican stud/Stud Loco/Mexican poker===
Mexican stud is a [[roll your own (poker)|roll your own]] game where the player receives five face-down cards, and has to reveal four of them. The player is dealt two cards (as in traditional five-card stud), and that he/she must expose one of them. The player then receives a third card, and must immediately expose another card in his/her hand. The player exposes another one after receiving a fourth card, and again after a fifth card. Sometimes a stripped deck is used. Mexican stud is also a variant of Seven-card stud, employing the same roll your own rules.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120928003205/http://www.xenomind.com/pokervar/Stud/cards05/st05011.html]

====Shifting sands====
This game's only difference in relation to Mexican stud is that the player's hole card, and all cards of that rank, are considered [[Wild card (poker)|wild cards]] for that player only.<ref name="chilcoot-5stud"/>

===Telesina/Teresina===
Telesina,<ref>[http://www.pokerjunkie.com/poker-rules-rules-of-telesina Rules of Telesina]</ref> with origins in [[Sanremo]], is often described as a variant of five-card stud. The initial four rounds are identical to five-card stud, the players receiving two cards (one face down) and then 3 more face-up cards interspersed with betting rounds. However, a final round is added where all the players are dealt a single community card. The other main difference is the use of a [[stripped deck]] - with all cards of rank 2 to 6 inclusive taken out of the deck. As a result, this variant is often played shorthanded - usually with 6 players per table. As with most stripped deck games, in Telesina flushes are ranked above full-houses.<ref name="reviewed-pokertime">{{Cite web |url=http://www.reviewed-online-poker.com/game/telesina |title=Telesina Review :: Poker - by Reviewed Online Poker |access-date=August 10, 2006 |archive-date=February 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219235308/http://www.reviewed-online-poker.com/game/telesina |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.compatiblepoker.com/telesina.cms.htm |title=Compatible Poker: Telesina Rules - 5-Stud Variation |access-date=December 2, 2006 |archive-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003013853/http://www.compatiblepoker.com/telesina.cms.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, unlike in traditional poker, suits are used to break ties. If players have an identical straight flush or straight, the high suit wins. If both players have the same pair or two pair, the suit of the highest kicker determines the winner. The order of suits, strongest to weakest, is hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades.<ref>[http://www.pokerjunkie.com/poker-rules-rules-of-telesina Poker Rules - Rules of Telesina]</ref>  Another unique rule states if two players have a flush the highest-ranking card is not used to determine a winner; instead, the Telesina suit order is used to resolve the situation.  The final Telesina-specific rule states if there are only two players left in the pot, the highest straight flush (A, K, Q, J, T in hearts) is beaten by the lowest straight flush (T, 9, 8, 7, A in spades).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reviewed-online-poker.com/telesina-hand-ranking.php |title=Telesina Hand Ranking |access-date=December 27, 2012 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019071300/http://www.reviewed-online-poker.com/telesina-hand-ranking.php |url-status=usurped }}</ref>  Note that these rules are as the game has been played on several online poker sites, but Telesina may generically refer to any stripped deck five-card stud variation.<ref>[http://www.pagat.com/poker/variants/telesina.html Rules of Card Games: Telesina]</ref>

===Asian five-card stud / Americana===
Regular five-card stud played with a [[stripped deck]] - with all cards of rank 2 to 6 inclusive removed from the deck.<ref>[http://www.pokernews.com/pokerterms/asian-five-card-stud.html Pokernews.com: Definition of Asian five-card stud]</ref> This variant has been played in a tournament format in California.<ref>[http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/schedule2455.htm PokerPages: 1992 LA Poker Classic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005743/http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/schedule2455.htm |date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>  Called Americana, the game has been available on online poker sites.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.compatiblepoker.com/articles/americana-poker/ |title=Americana Poker Rules – Poker Rooms with Americana |access-date=December 27, 2012 |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728123206/https://www.compatiblepoker.com/articles/americana-poker/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>  As with other stripped deck games, a flush is ranked higher than a full house. This is different from the game [[Asian stud]] which is played against the house.