7 Card Stud Poker

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Seven Card Stud games are played with a maximum of eight players per table, unlike Hold'em games where the maximum is ten. Instead of four betting rounds, in Seven Card Stud there are five, not including the ante. Each player, starting from seat 1 (the seat to the left of the dealer), is dealt two cards face down, then four cards face up, and the final (river) card is dealt face down.

• 7 Card Stud Poker Betting / Gameplay
• Betting Rounds
• Bet/Raise/Call/Check/Fold
• Showdown
• Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

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7 Card Stud Betting / Gameplay

• All players ante (except in certain low limits games that have no ante)
• Each player is dealt two cards face-down (pocket cards) and one card face-up (door card)
• First betting round (lower limit)
• Each player is dealt one card face-up (4th street)
• Second betting round (lower limit)
• Each player is dealt another card face-up (5th street)
• Third betting round (higher limit)
• Each player is dealt another card face-up (6th street)
• Fourth betting round (higher limit)
• Each player is dealt a last card face-down (river)
• Final betting round (higher limit)
• Showdown

In the showdown of a Seven Card Stud poker game, players use any 5 of their 7 cards to make the best possible poker hand. Although uncommon, there sometimes may not be enough cards left in the deck to give each player their own river card. In this event, the dealer will turn one board card face-up and it will be used as a community card.

Outlined above, excluding the ante, there are five possible betting rounds in Seven Card Stud.

Each bet and raise during the first two rounds is set at the lower limit of the stakes structure. For example, in a $2/$4 Fixed Limit Seven Card Stud game, all bets and raises are $2 for the first two rounds (after two hole cards and door card are dealt).

Betting and raising during the last three rounds is set at the higher limit of the stakes structure. In this example all bets and raises will be $4.

The maximum allowable number of bets during any betting round in Seven Card Stud poker is four. This includes a (1) bet, (2) raise, (3) re-raise, and (4) cap. The term cap is used to describe the third raise in a round since betting is then capped and can't be raised further. Once capped, players will only have the option of calling or folding. There are no caps on the number of raises in no-limit and pot-limit games. One on One games have a cap of 5 raises.

7 Card Stud Poker Betting Rounds

With the beginning of each new hand of Seven Card Stud, every player must put their ante in front of them before he she receives his/her first three cards. The amount of the ante is based on the table limits. For instance, a Seven Card Stud poker game with a $1 - $2 limit may have a $0.25 ante and a $3 - $6 game may have a $0.50 ante. Once all participating players have placed their ante, the dealer then deals two cards face down (pocket cards) and one card face up (door card) to each player.

The player with the lowest door card is required to initiate action by betting a minimum of half the lower limit. This starting bet is called the bring-in. The player with the bring-in, always has the option of betting either half the lower limit or the lower limit for the table designated. For example, in a $2 - $4 Seven Card Stud poker game, the player with the lowest door card must make a bring-in bet of either $1 or $2.

After the initial round of betting in online 7 Card Stud poker, which is initiated by the bring-in bet, all subsequent rounds start with the player with the high hand on the board initiating the betting action. In cases of a tie, the player sitting closest to the left of the dealer initiates the betting action.

On the subsequent (second) round, low limit applies with the following exception:

If any 7 Card Stud poker player has an open (exposed) pair after the first two up-cards have been dealt, all players have the option to bet either the lower limit or the higher limit. If a player bets the higher limit, then all subsequent raises must be made at the higher limit. For example, in a $2 - $4 Seven Card Stud game, after each player has received the second up-card, one player has a pair of kings on board. Since this is the second round of betting, if no pair was showing, the betting would have to be at the $2 level. Since a pair is showing, however, the player with that pair can bet $2, or, if he wishes, $4. If he bets $2, any other player can raise either $2 or $4. If he bets $4, or if anyone raises $4, any subsequent raise must be $4.

Each bet and raise during the last three rounds of betting is set at the higher limit of the stakes structure. For example, in a $2 - $4 Seven Card Stud poker game, all bets and raises are $4 for the last three rounds of betting.

Bet / Raise / Call / Check / Fold

Once a betting round has started, you must select one of the options from the play buttons that appear when it is your turn. If you choose one of the advance options (advance buttons), your bet is made automatically on your turn. If you select "Sit Out" or you close the window after a round has started, your bet will be considered a fold. If you click the "Sit Out" button before the game started and you change your mind and then click the "Deal Me In" button, you will still sit out for that hand. If your connection is lost, your hand will be played as an all-in bet.

Showdown

When all the betting is done, and if more than one player is still in for the pot, then the 7 Card Stud showdown determines who wins. Players who elect to fold do not have to show their cards.

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo is the same game as the regular Seven Card Stud game with an exception: the pot is split 50-50 between the best High Hand and the best qualifying 5-card Low Hand. To be eligible to win the Low, the highest card must be an eight or less. The winning Low Hand is determined firstly by the player with the lowest High card. Upon a tie with the High card, the hand goes to the player with the next lowest High card. Any 5-card hand that has a high card of 9 or higher cannot qualify as a Low Hand.

If there is no qualifying Low Hand then the high hand wins 200% of the pot.

The rest of the 7 Card Stud Poker game has the same rules as, previously described, standard Seven Card Stud.