“Mississippi Stud” and “Mississippi Stud Poker” are two different things. The latter is a variation of seven-card stud. It is a poker game, not a casino table game based on poker concepts. By contrast, “Mississippi Stud” is a casino table game, developed by Shufflemaster, Inc. This page is about the table game. For the rule variation for stud poker, go to Mississippi Stud Poker.

In Mississippi Stud, you do not play against other players, not even the dealer. You are just struggling against bad luck (and math). Players at the table game must ante up, and then they receive two cards face down. The dealer places three community cards on the table. Each player must decide whether to fold or bet. Bets are always 1 to three times the amount of the ante. After each bet, the dealer reveals a community card. Thus, a player can bet as many as 10 antes in one game and has 4 opportunities to fold.

When the last community card is revealed, the players still in the game will win and be paid off if they have a “payable” hand, comprised of the two hole cards and the three community cards. They lose if their hand is too weak to claim any prize money. The hand is a push if it has just one pair of anything from 6 to 10. A hand with “Jacks or better” will be a winner. The payoffs start at 1:1 for a pair of aces or faces, and go up from there. A full house, for example, pays 10:1. A straight flush will win at 100:1. For the complete payout table and betting strategies, go here [link to more].