In Five Card Stud, there are no community cards — each player gets five cards (some face up, some face down) and makes the best five-card hand through multiple betting rounds.
Starting the Action:
The player dealt the lowest up-card in the initial deal is required to post the bring-in or complete the bet. Completing the bet is considered the first raise for the purposes of capping the betting.
On subsequent rounds, the action starts with the player with the highest hand showing.
Structure:
First two rounds are at the low structure and last two rounds are at the higher structure.