5-Card Stampler Rules - Poker Game Database

Community Card Game · Blinds · Split Pot · 8-or-Better Low Qualifier · Spade Fallback · 8 Players Max

Overview

5-Card Stampler deals 5 individual cards to each player instead of 4, but still uses the standard Omaha hand formation rule: exactly 2 individual + 3 community. The extra card gives more low draw and high hand flexibility. Split pot rules identical to Stampler: best Omaha high hand / best 8-or-better low. If no low is possible, the highest spade in the hole wins the low half. A player can scoop both halves.

Key Rules

IMPORTANT: Despite holding 5 cards, hand formation remains Omaha: exactly 2 individual + exactly 3 community. The 5th card simply gives you more combinations to choose from. Fallback: if no qualifying low, highest spade in the hole wins half.

Number of Players

2–8 players (5 cards × 8 players = 40 individual cards plus 5 community)

The Deal & Flow

Pre-Flop: Each player receives 5 face-down cards → Bet
Flop: 3 community cards face up → Bet
Turn: 1 community card → Bet
River: 1 community card → Bet → Showdown

Split Pot

HIGH HALF: Best 5-card Omaha hand — exactly 2 of 5 individual + exactly 3 community
LOW HALF: Lowest 5 unique ranks A–8 — exactly 2 of 5 individual + exactly 3 community
FALLBACK: If no qualifying low, highest spade in hole wins the low half

5-Card vs 4-Card Stampler

The 5th card dramatically increases the number of 2-card combinations: C(5,2)=10 combos vs C(4,2)=6
More combinations means higher probability of qualifying for both high and low simultaneously
With 5 cards, players can hold a strong high hand AND a low draw at the same time more easily
Spade fallback remains the same — any spade in the extra card adds fallback value