This page is part of our where to play poker series of guides at Unknown Poker. 5 card stud is a lot of fun, but it's not played very often, and like pineapple poker and 5 card draw, it's not always easy to find a cardroom online that offers the game. Eventually I'll add a section about how to play 5 card stud as a companion piece to this artcle about where to play 5 card stud online, but I haven't gotten to that yet.

Unfortunately, since 5 card stud isn't a big game anymore, you're not going to see a lot of action at the 5 card stud tables. Probably the places where you'll find the most people playing five card stud is at some of the Prima Poker rooms. I'm not entirely sure that all Prima rooms offer five card stud poker, but I'm pretty sure that some of them do, so check out our review and give one of them a try.

My other recommendation for five card stud poker is Paradise Poker. There is almost always one 5 card stud table running there, but seldom more than the one table. But the good news is that Paradise Poker offers really good customer support and cool software, so you'll have a lot of fun there, even if you have to spend some time playing Texas holdem or seven card stud instead.

I understand that World Poker Exchange and Poker Club also occasionally have 5 card stud games available, but I can't make a recommendation for either of them, as I've never played at them.

Last updated on February 10, 2006.