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Asian Stud uses one standard pack of 52 cards with
one joker. Each card is given a value. Aces to tens
have the value of their denominations; jacks, queens
and kings are valued at ten points and the joker at
one point. The objective of the game is to split a
five-card hand into two sets.
The qualifying set is to be made of three cards such
that the total value of the cards is 10, 20 or 30.
The value of the remaining set of two cards is used
to decide who wins. The value of this two-card set
is determined in the following manner. If the total
value of the two cards is 10 or 20, the hand value
is 10. Otherwise the hand value is the unit’s digit
of the total value of the two cards. For example if
the two cards are ten and king, the hand value is
10. If the two cards are seven and four the hand
value is 1.
At the start of the game the players place their
bets. This is known as the ante. The dealer then
deals five cards face down to all players including
himself. The players see their own cards and decide
whether to fold or to raise. If they decide to fold
they lose their ante. If they decide to raise then
they must place a bet of an amount equal to the
ante. Even if a player cannot form a qualifying set
he can raise and remain in the game, because he
stands to win if the dealer cannot form a qualifying
set.
The players still in the game arrange
their hands into the two sets as described earlier.
The dealer does the same. If the dealer cannot form
a qualifying set, then the players who have not
folded are paid 1:1 on their ante and the raise is
returned to them. If the dealer’s two-card set is of
a higher value than the player’s two-card set, the
player loses both his ante and his raise. If the
dealer’s two-card set is of the same value as the
player’s two-card set, both his ante and his raise
are returned to him. If the dealer’s two-card set is
of a lower value than the player’s two-card set, the
player wins and is paid out as follows. If the
difference between the player’s two-card hand and
the dealer’s two-card hand is 1, 2 or 3 points the
player is paid out 1:1. If the difference between
the player’s two-card hand and the dealer’s two-card
hand is 4, 5 or 6 points the player is paid out 2:1.
If the difference between the player’s two-card hand
and the dealer’s two-card hand is 7, 8 or 9 points
the player is paid out 3:1.
Many casinos allow a side wager in which all five
cards as a normal poker hand. The joker can either
be used as a wild card to make a straight, a flush
or a straight flush, or as an ace. The payouts for
this side wager vary from casino to casino.
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