Seven Card Stud Poker
Possibly the most well-known poker game in the world, Seven Card Stud
is a classic poker game which can take a lifetime to master. In
Seven Card Stud, players are dealt seven cards throughout the course of the
hand, but only the best five-card poker hand possible for each player is used to
determine the winner. Follow this link to view the rankings of Seven Card Stud
poker hands:
poker hand rankings.
Unlike Texas Holdem and
Omaha, Seven card stud
poker is only played with a limit betting structure. There is no pot limit or no
limit type of betting for Seven Card Stud.
Rules for Seven Card Stud
Before a game of 7 card stud poker begins, all players ante a nominal amount
(see Limits
page for exact ante amounts). Each player is dealt two hidden hole cards and one
exposed card. The player with the lowest exposed card is the "bring-in", and is
forced to make a wager of either a half a small bet or a full small bet (for
example, either $1 or $2 in a $2/$4 game). Action continues clockwise around the
table until betting is complete for the round.
Note: For the purposes of determining the bring-in, ties in Seven Card
Stud poker card rank are broken by suit, with the order being spades, hearts,
diamonds and clubs (in descending order).
Each player now receives an exposed card, called "Fourth Street". The first
player to act is the individual whose exposed stud cards have the highest poker
value. This player may either check or bet. If no player shows a pair amongst
his or her exposed cards, the bet will be a small bet ($2 in a $2/$4 game). If
any player shows a pair, the betting can be opened for a big bet ($4 in a $2/$4
game).
Each player now receives another exposed card, called "Fifth Street". Again the
first player to act is the individual whose exposed cards has the highest stud
poker value.
Note: Starting on Fifth Street and for the rest of the hand, all bets are
in big bet increments ($4 in a $2/$4 game).
Each poker player now receives another exposed card, called "Sixth Street".
Again, the first player to act is the individual whose exposed cards have the
highest poker value.
Each player now receives a seventh and final card (hence, 7 card stud), which is
dealt face-down and known only to the player to whom the card is dealt. The
first player to act is the individual whose exposed cards have the highest poker
value.
If there is more than one remaining stud player when the final betting round is
complete, the last bettor or raiser shows his or her cards. If there was no bet
on the final round, the player whose exposed cards have the highest poker value
shows his or her cards first.
The player with the best five-card stud poker hand wins the pot. In the event of
identical poker hands, the pot will be equally divided between the players with
the best hands.
After the pot is awarded, a new online game of seven card stud poker is ready to
be played.
7 Card Stud Hi Lo Variant
Another version of Seven Card Stud, called
Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo (aka
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or better) is also available in 4FunPoker'
poker room. In this
variant of stud, there are two potential winners per hand, one person for
holding the best high hand and one person for holding the best low hand,
provided the low cards are under the rank of 8 (hence "8 or better" often in the
name).
Though many poker players are already familiar with Stud, there are still
many new Texas Holdem players who have yet to discover the game. If you are one
of those players, we welcome you to give it a shot on one of our
free poker tables. If you
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