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Mississippi Stud hands
Mississippi Stud uses the regular five-card poker hands, from a royal flush down to no pair. The best paying hand is a royal flush at 500 to 1, and the smallest is a pair of jacks or better at 1 to 1. A pair of 6s through 10s pushes. Anything less loses.
The hands, ranked
| Hand | Example | Pays |
|---|---|---|
| Royal flush | A♠K♠Q♠J♠10♠ | 500 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 9♥8♥7♥6♥5♥ | 100 to 1 |
| Four of a kind | 7♣7♦7♥7♠K♦ | 40 to 1 |
| Full house | Q♠Q♥Q♦4♣4♠ | 10 to 1 |
| Flush | K♦10♦8♦5♦2♦ | 6 to 1 |
| Straight | 10♣9♦8♠7♥6♣ | 4 to 1 |
| Three of a kind | 5♠5♥5♦A♣9♠ | 3 to 1 |
| Two pair | J♣J♦3♥3♠8♦ | 2 to 1 |
| Pair of jacks to aces | A♥A♣9♦6♠2♣ | 1 to 1 |
| Pair of 6s to 10s | 8♠8♦K♣4♥2♠ | Push |
| Pair of 2s to 5s | 4♣4♦A♠Q♥9♣ | Lose |
| No pair | A♦Q♣9♥6♠3♦ | Lose |
Only your five cards count
Your hand is your two cards plus the three community cards. That is exactly five, so you use all of them. There is no choosing a best five, and no dealer hand to compare with. Kickers don't matter either. A pair of aces with a 2 kicker pays the same as a pair of aces with a king.
The three kinds of pair
A pair is the most common hand you will play to the end, and its rank decides everything:
- Jacks, queens, kings, aces: pays 1 to 1 on every bet.
- 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s: push. Your bets come back.
- 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s: lose, the same as no pair.
That split is where the point system comes from: high cards are worth 2 because a pair of them wins, middle cards 1 because a pair of them pushes, low cards 0. The point strategy.
Two pair of any rank
Two pair pays 2 to 1 whatever the ranks. 3♣3♦2♥2♠7♦ pays the same as kings and queens. So a low pair in your hand is worth a small raise: it can still turn into two pair or three of a kind.
Straights and aces
A straight is five cards in a row. The ace can be high, as in A♣K♦Q♠J♥10♣, or low, as in 5♦4♠3♣2♥A♦. It can't wrap around: Q-K-A-2-3 is not a straight. Suits never rank.
How often each hand comes
| Hand | Chance in any 5 cards |
|---|---|
| Royal flush | 1 in 649,740 |
| Straight flush | 1 in 72,193 |
| Four of a kind | 1 in 4,165 |
| Full house | 1 in 694 |
| Flush | 1 in 509 |
| Straight | 1 in 255 |
| Three of a kind | 1 in 47 |
| Two pair | 1 in 21 |
| Pair of jacks to aces | 1 in 7.7 |
| Pair of 6s to 10s | 1 in 6.2 |
A flush is rarer than a straight, which is why it pays more. More on the odds.
Starting hands
Your first two cards decide your first raise:
- Q♦Q♣ A pair of queens already pays. Raise 3x.
- 7♠7♥ A pair of 7s already pushes. Raise 3x.
- 3♦3♣ A pair of 3s doesn't pay yet, but every pair gets a 3x raise.
- A♠4♥ One high card: raise 1x.
- 8♣3♦ One middle card and one low: fold.
See the hands in play
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Questions
What is the lowest winning hand in Mississippi Stud?
A pair of jacks. Jacks, queens, kings and aces pay 1 to 1. A pair of 6s through 10s pushes.
Does a pair of 10s win in Mississippi Stud?
No, it pushes. A pair of 6s through 10s gives your bets back. Jacks or better win.
Do kickers matter in Mississippi Stud?
No. Your hand is exactly five cards and is paid by a table, so a pair of aces pays the same with any kicker.
Does a low two pair pay in Mississippi Stud?
Yes. Two pair pays 2 to 1 whatever the ranks, even 3s and 2s.
What is the best hand in Mississippi Stud?
A royal flush: A-K-Q-J-10 of one suit. It pays 500 to 1 on every bet.
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