Studded Guts Poker Rules

Studded-Guts is a variant that is not so common in home games. It is played as in 5 Card Stud with the following exceptions:

A hand is dealt to an extra player (ghost hand). Before a player can win the pot he/she must beat the other players as in normal five Card Stud. They must also hold the highest single card out of his/her hand and have a higher card than the hand dealt extra. Other than this difference, normal 5 Card Stud poker rules apply.

If you would like a reminder of the order of play in 5 Card Stud, here you go:

All players ante

Each player is dealt one card face-down (hole card) and one card face-up (door card)

First betting round

Each player is dealt one card face-up

Second betting round

Each player is dealt another card face-up (4th street)

Third betting round

Each player is dealt a last card face-up (river)

Final betting round

Showdown

The best 5 card poker hand would win as long as the highest player card beats the ghost hand.