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How to play Mississippi Stud
To play Mississippi Stud, you bet an Ante and get two cards. Three community cards are turned over one at a time, and before each one you either fold or raise 1, 2 or 3 times your Ante. At the end, every bet you made is paid on your five-card poker hand. There is no dealer hand to beat.
One hand, step by step
- Ante. Put your Ante on the table. Every other bet is sized from it.
- Two cards. You get two cards. Three community cards are dealt face down in the middle.
- 3rd street. Look at your two cards. Fold, or raise 1x, 2x or 3x your Ante. Then the first community card turns over.
- 4th street. Fold, or raise 1x to 3x again. The second community card turns over.
- 5th street. Fold, or raise 1x to 3x one last time. The third community card turns over.
- Payout. Your two cards and the three community cards make your hand. Every bet on the table is paid at the odds for that hand.
Fold or raise, three times
You make the same choice three times, once before each community card. Each raise is a new bet: it adds to what is already on the table. When you fold, you lose everything you have bet so far on that hand, and the hand is over for you.
| When | You see | Your choices |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd street | Your 2 cards | Fold, or raise 1x, 2x or 3x |
| 4th street | Your 2 cards and 1 community card | Fold, or raise 1x, 2x or 3x |
| 5th street | Your 2 cards and 2 community cards | Fold, or raise 1x, 2x or 3x |
If you play the hand to the end, you have between 4 and 10 Antes on the table: the Ante plus three raises of 1x to 3x.
How you get paid
All your bets are paid at the same odds, on your final hand. A pair of jacks or better wins at least even money. A pair of 6s through 10s is a push, so you get your bets back. Anything less loses.
| Your hand | Pays |
|---|---|
| Royal flush | 500 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 100 to 1 |
| Four of a kind | 40 to 1 |
| Full house | 10 to 1 |
| Flush | 6 to 1 |
| Straight | 4 to 1 |
| Three of a kind | 3 to 1 |
| Two pair | 2 to 1 |
| Pair of jacks, queens, kings or aces | 1 to 1 |
| Pair of 6s through 10s | Push |
| Anything less | Lose |
An example hand
You bet 10 on the Ante and get K♠9♦. A king and a 9 are worth a small raise, so you raise 1x: 10 more.
The first community card is K♥. You now have a pair of kings, a hand that already pays. You raise 3x: 30 more.
The second card is 4♣. You still have the kings, so you raise 3x again: 30 more.
The last card is 9♣. Your hand is K♠K♥9♦9♣4♣, two pair. You have 80 on the table (10 + 10 + 30 + 30), and two pair pays 2 to 1, so you win 160.
Two more hands
- 7♣3♦ A 7 and a 3 is a weak start. You fold at 3rd street and lose your 10 Ante.
- 8♠8♥ A pair of 8s already pushes, so you raise 3x. The community cards come 2♣J♦5♠ and you raise 3x at each step. You finish with a pair of 8s: a push. All 100 on the table comes back to you.
Why the raises matter
The Ante is small. Most of the money in Mississippi Stud is in the raises, and you choose their size after you have seen more cards. Raise big when your hand is already paying or close to it, raise small when it might get there, and fold when it probably won't. When to fold, raise 1x or raise 3x.
Is it real poker?
The hands and their ranks are regular five-card poker. But you don't play against other players or the dealer. Your hand is paid by a fixed table, a bit like video poker, so nobody else at the table changes your result. The full rules.
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Questions
Is Mississippi Stud hard to learn?
No. You make the same choice three times: fold, or raise 1x to 3x your Ante. Most people learn the flow in a few hands.
Do you play against the dealer in Mississippi Stud?
No. There is no dealer hand. Your five-card hand is paid by a fixed table, so other players and the dealer don't affect your result.
What happens when you fold in Mississippi Stud?
You lose every bet you have made on that hand, including the Ante and any raises, and the hand is over for you.
How many cards do you get in Mississippi Stud?
Two of your own, plus three community cards that everyone at the table shares. Your hand is those five cards.
What is the least you can win with in Mississippi Stud?
A pair of jacks or better pays 1 to 1. A pair of 6s through 10s pushes, and anything less loses.
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