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7 Card Stud Rules

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  • Ante
  • 3 Cards Dealt
  • First Betting
  • 4th Card Dealt
  • 5th Card Dealt
  • 6th Card and Betting
  • 7th Card and Betting
  • Showdown
  • New Game
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  • 1. Ante

    All active players must ante to be dealt in.

  • 2. 3 Cards Dealt

    Two cards are dealt down; the third card is dealt up. The low card, by suit, is forced to start the action.

  • 3. First Betting

    The low card has placed the bring-in bet. This is like posting the blind in a game of Holdem.

  • 4. 4th Card Dealt

    Fourth Street, the high hand starts the action. If a pair shows, any player may bet the big bet limit, otherwise, the small bet limit applies.

  • 5. 5th Card Dealt

    Fifth Street, the high hand starts the action. The big bet limit is required on this round..

  • 6. 6th Card and Betting

    Sixth Street is dealt, the high hand starts the action; the bet is the big bet limit.

  • 7. 7th Card and Betting

    The last card (7th street) is dealt down. There are four visible cards, and three hidden. The high hand starts the action.

  • 8. Showdown

    If the bet is called, the winners cards are shown, in the order they were dealt.

  • 9. New Game

    New game starting

Live game play

At Seven Card Stud Poker each player must ante to be dealt in. The ante starts the pot and the amount of the ante is set by the game limit. Each player is dealt individual cards, beginning with the player to the left of the dealer. The action proceeds clockwise from the low card bring-in. When playing 7 card stud each player, in turn, has the option of:
  1. Folding,
  2. Calling the bring-in,
  3. Raising (on the initial round the 1st raise is a completion and not considered a raise).
The best five cards play in Seven Card Stud Poker game. Aces play high or low.

Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Regular

A 7 card stud poker game that is played in identical format to 7 card stud - with more than one difference noted. Players can make high or low hands to win all or part of the pot, there is no qualifier on low, in this respect the low is similar to RAZZ. Another factor in the game play that mimics RAZZ is the high card is forced to ‘bring-in' the bet on the first three cards dealt. On the fourth card dealt, the low hand starts the action. If a pair shows in the first four cards dealt, the small bet limit is still in force, the only stud game that allows the ‘big bet' on the fourth street pair is 7 card stud. Players may use any combination of five cards for high and five cards for low. Aces play high or low.

 

7 Card Stud 8 or Better

7 Card Stud 8 or better or 7 card stud hi/lo as it is commonly referred to, game play is identical to 7 Card Stud except for the fact that one is trying to make a high or low hand or both and on ‘fourth street' if a pair shows, the small bet is in effect instead of allowing a player to bet the big bet.

The low hand must qualify by showing five cards that are eight or under to win the low half of the pot. If there is no low hand, the high hand wins the whole pot. Any five cards may be used for high and any five for low. Aces play high or low.


Once you have learned the basic Seven Card Stud rules, it is time to read poker strategy articles and start playing online. Try low limit tables or fun money first and only when you feel satisfied with your game, move to higher limits. Check for the best online poker room on our poker room ratings table. See you at the tables!

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