In Boston 5-Stud Poker there are four bets you can make. An ante bet, a 1st and 2nd wager bet, and an optional bonus bet. To start the game the player places an ante and the 1st wager bet. They can also place an optional bonus bet at this time. Then the players and dealer are dealt three cards, and any player hands that qualify for the bonus will get paid out between 40 to 1 and 1 to 1.

If any players don’t like their hand they can pull back their 1st wager and forfeit their ante bet. If they like it they place the 2nd wager and they are dealt two more cards. The best poker hand wins. Winning hands pay out 1 to 1 on both wagers, and the ante bet is recovered with no payout. Optional bonus payouts vary from 1000 to 1 down to 2 to 1.