7 Card Stud Rules

Seven Card Stud Game Play

1. Folding,
2. Calling the bring-in,
3. Raising (on the initial round the 1st raise is a completion and not considered a raise).

• Each player is dealt two cards down and one up, (the up card is referred to as a 'door card'). The low card - designated in alphabetical order, by suit - clubs, hearts, diamonds, spades - starts the action with a 'bring-in' bet. The amount of the bring-in bet is set by the game limit.

• The next card, dealt up, is known as 4th street, the high hand starts the action. If a pair shows on this round, the player/s have the option of: 1) checking, 2) betting the small bet amount, 3) betting the big bet amount. Example: $4 - 8 stud. Player A pairs his door card. Player A may check, bet $4, or bet $8. If Player A bets $4, player B has the option of calling $4 and raising $8 more for a total of $12, or just calling $4 or calling and raising $4.

• The next card, dealt up, is commonly called 5th street. If a player bets, they must bet the big bet amount.

• The next card, dealt up, is called 6th street, the betting is the same as 5th street.

• The last card is dealt down, called 7th street or the 'river', the betting is the same as 5th street.

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.

Online 7 Card Stud Poker Game

1. All active players must ante to be dealt in.	2. Two cards are dealt down; the third card is dealt up. The low card, by suit, is forced to start the action.
3. The low card has placed the bring-in bet. This is like posting the blind in a game of Holdem.	4. 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. Fifth Street, the high hand starts the action. The big bet limit is required on this round..	6. Sixth Street is dealt, the high hand starts the action; the bet is the big bet limit.
7. The last card (7th street) is dealt down. There are four visible cards, and three hidden. The high hand starts the action.	8. If the bet is called, the winners cards are shown, in the order they were dealt.
9. New game starting.