PLAYING TIPS for CROSS ROAD STUD POKER
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HOW TO PLAY CROSS ROAD STUD Poker:
Deal each player 3 hole cards. 9 board cards are placed face down and arranged in a cross shape with 5 vertical cards and 5 horizontal cards. Players make their hand by selecting any five cards from among their hole cards plus the 5 cards in either the vertical row or horizontal row. (Cards 12M34 or 56M78) However, players must use at least 1 hole card to make their hand. Reveal the 4 outer cards (1, 4, 5, 8), then the 4 inner cards (2, 3, 6, 7) and lastly the single middle card (M), with a round of betting between. May be played high-low split. 1
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SUMMARY of ACTION
Deal 3 hole cards to each player. Arrange board cards. Bet Reveal 4 cards (1, 4, 5, 8). Bet Reveal 4 cards (2, 3, 6, 7). Bet Reveal middle card (M). Bet High only or Hi-Lo Cards Speak: Showdown High-Low Declaration: Declare Bet Showdown |
PLAYING TIPS for CROSS ROAD STUD POKER
Your hand in Cross Road Stud poker is taken from 8 cards: the 3 hole cards dealt to you, plus 5 of board cards. You may use any combination of hole and board cards to make your hand (3 hole & 2 board or 2 hole & 3 board or 1 hole & 4 board), so long as you use at least 1 hole card. It is highly desirable to have at least 2 and preferably 3 well-coordinated hole cards to play.
STARTING HAND SELECTION
One of the best high starting hands you could hope for is 3 of a kind. You have a hand that stands a very good chance of becoming a full house or 4 of a kind. Unfortunately, you have less than a 400:1 chance of being dealt 3 of a kind. Another uncommon starting hand is 3 to a straight flush, including gapped hands. With this type of hand, you have a very unlikely draw to a fabulous straight flush but stand a decent chance of drawing a regular flush or straight. Other playable starting hands that occur more frequently are 3 to a flush and 3 to a straight (especially if they consist of low cards) and a high pair or a low pair plus an ace. With the exception of starting with trips, having these 3 card hands requires the help of 2 cards from one of the board rows. But if they include multiple possibilities like a pair or 3 low cards they may be worth playing.
Excellent starting hands for low are obvious: 3 cards of 6 or lower. Such a hand will also include straight possibilities, vulnerable though it is. Having 3 to a flush (including the ace) gives an additional possibility.
Having only 2 low cards will take help from 3 of the board cards. So, something like A2 or A3 with an uncoordinated third card is not a reasonable low hand. However, when it includes other possibilities, like A♣ A♦ 2♣ or A♣ K♣ 2♣ or A♣ 2♦ 2♣, it is certainly very playable.
Your hand in Cross Road Stud poker is taken from 8 cards: the 3 hole cards dealt to you, plus 5 of board cards. You may use any combination of hole and board cards to make your hand (3 hole & 2 board or 2 hole & 3 board or 1 hole & 4 board), so long as you use at least 1 hole card. It is highly desirable to have at least 2 and preferably 3 well-coordinated hole cards to play.
STARTING HAND SELECTION
One of the best high starting hands you could hope for is 3 of a kind. You have a hand that stands a very good chance of becoming a full house or 4 of a kind. Unfortunately, you have less than a 400:1 chance of being dealt 3 of a kind. Another uncommon starting hand is 3 to a straight flush, including gapped hands. With this type of hand, you have a very unlikely draw to a fabulous straight flush but stand a decent chance of drawing a regular flush or straight. Other playable starting hands that occur more frequently are 3 to a flush and 3 to a straight (especially if they consist of low cards) and a high pair or a low pair plus an ace. With the exception of starting with trips, having these 3 card hands requires the help of 2 cards from one of the board rows. But if they include multiple possibilities like a pair or 3 low cards they may be worth playing.
Excellent starting hands for low are obvious: 3 cards of 6 or lower. Such a hand will also include straight possibilities, vulnerable though it is. Having 3 to a flush (including the ace) gives an additional possibility.
Having only 2 low cards will take help from 3 of the board cards. So, something like A2 or A3 with an uncoordinated third card is not a reasonable low hand. However, when it includes other possibilities, like A♣ A♦ 2♣ or A♣ K♣ 2♣ or A♣ 2♦ 2♣, it is certainly very playable.