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stud poker is played in England, each player receives two cards
face down and one card face up, as in seven-card stud. There is
a betting interval, then two more face-up cards are dealt, with
a betting interval after each. Each active player may then discard
one card and draw a replacement as in draw poker, the replacement
being dealt face up or face down according to the card discarded,
and there is then a fourth betting interval.
Each player may then discard and draw one more card, as before,
after which there is a final betting interval and a showdown. Each
player has only five cards for the showdown.
A player may stand pat instead of drawing, but if he stands pat
for the first draw he must remain pat for the second draw.
How to play: In the early stages, hands can be judged as in seven-card
stud. It must be remembered that the hands will run a little lower
than in seven-card stud because a player cannot keep all his possibilities
when obtaining his sixth and seventh cards. Thus, for example, a
player with a full house possibility must sometimes throw away one
possibility to obtain a sixth or seventh card. Three-of-a-kind is
therefore a fairly good hand, and three aces will win very often.
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