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Introduction

Mississippi Stud is a popular poker-based table game by Scientific Games. The game is simple to play. Wins are based only on the player's final five card hand. The skill is in deciding how much to raise, or fold, as the cards are revealed.

Rules

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Player makes ante wager.
Dealer gives each player two cards face down, and three community cards face down. Player may examine his own cards.
Player may fold or make a '3rd Street' bet, of one to three times the ante.
First community card is turned over.
Player may fold or make a '4th Street' bet, of one to three times the ante.
Second community card is turned over.
Player may fold or make a '5th Street' bet, of one to three times the ante.
Third community card is turned over.
All wagers paid according to the following pay table.

Video Tutorial

The Wizard of Odds demonstrates his Mississippi Stud demo game, showing the rules, odds, and strategy for the game.

Mississippi Stud Pay Table

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 Pairs	2 to 1
Pair of Jacks or Better	1 to 1
Pair of 6s thru 10s	Push
All other	Loss

Playing Online For Real Money

Mississippi Stud is not widely available at online casinos but it is available at these brands:

Strategy

The following strategy was created by Joseph Kisenwether, with permission to publish here. I can verify that this strategy is indeed optimal.

Card Values

High = J to A = 2 points
Mid = 6 to 10 = 1 point
Low = 2 to 5 = 0 points

2 Cards

Raise 3x with any pair.
Raise 1x with at least two points.
Raise 1x with 6/5 suited.
Fold all others.

3 Cards

Raise 3x with any made hand (mid pair or higher).
Raise 3x with royal flush draw.
Raise 3x with straight flush draw, with no gaps, 567 or higher.
Raise 3x with straight flush draw, with one gap, and at least one high card.
Raise 3x with straight flush draw, with two gaps, and at least two high cards.
Raise 1x with any other three suited cards.
Raise 1x with a low pair.
Raise 1x with at least three points.
Raise 1x with a straight draw, with no gaps, 456 or higher.
Raise 1x with a straight draw, with one gap, and two mid cards.
Fold all others.

4 Cards

Raise 3x with any made hand (mid pair or higher).
Raise 3x with any four to a flush.
Raise 3x with four to an outside straight, 8 high or better.
Raise 1x with any other straight draw.
Raise 1x with a low pair.
Raise 1x with at least four points.
Raise 1x with three mid cards and at least one previous 3x raise.
Fold all others.

The following graphic version of my strategy was created and used with permission by Ray A.

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Analysis

The following table shows number of combinations, probability, and contribution to the return of every possible hand and sequence of bets.

Mississippi Stud Return Table

3rd St.	4th St.	5th St.	Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
1	1	1	Loser	-4	43594056	0.279561	-1.118244
1	1	1	Pair 6-10	0	5078808	0.032569	0
1	1	1	Pair J-A	4	5396544	0.034607	0.138428
1	1	1	Two pair	8	489888	0.003142	0.025133
1	1	1	Three of a kind	12	163296	0.001047	0.012566
1	1	1	Straight	16	216288	0.001387	0.022192
1	1	1	Flush	24	0	0	0
1	1	1	Full house	40	0	0	0
1	1	1	Four of a kind	160	0	0	0
1	1	1	Straight flush	400	0	0	0
1	1	1	Royal flush	2000	0	0	0
1	1	3	Loser	-6	1079292	0.006921	-0.041528
1	1	3	Pair 6-10	0	4761396	0.030534	0
1	1	3	Pair J-A	6	5033856	0.032281	0.193687
1	1	3	Two pair	12	1516536	0.009725	0.116703
1	1	3	Three of a kind	18	539832	0.003462	0.062313
1	1	3	Straight	24	130944	0.00084	0.020153
1	1	3	Flush	36	185808	0.001192	0.042896
1	1	3	Full house	60	14040	0.00009	0.005402
1	1	3	Four of a kind	240	1560	0.00001	0.002401
1	1	3	Straight flush	600	672	0.000004	0.002586
1	1	3	Royal flush	3000	0	0	0
1	1	Fold	n/a	-3	7569216	0.04854	-0.14562
1	3	1	Loser	-6	261252	0.001675	-0.010052
1	3	1	Pair 6-10	0	34236	0.00022	0
1	3	1	Pair J-A	6	41760	0.000268	0.001607
1	3	1	Two pair	12	144	0.000001	0.000011
1	3	1	Three of a kind	18	48	0	0.000006
1	3	1	Straight	24	6432	0.000041	0.00099
1	3	1	Flush	36	0	0	0
1	3	1	Full house	60	0	0	0
1	3	1	Four of a kind	240	0	0	0
1	3	1	Straight flush	600	0	0	0
1	3	1	Royal flush	3000	0	0	0
1	3	3	Loser	-8	88644	0.000

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