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Seven Card Stud Rules
Game Rules - 7 Card Stud
Seven card stud is still a very popular poker game, both in brick and mortar casinos and online card rooms. It is the most popular non-communal card poker game (in other words, a poker game where everyone has their own cards). Seven stud is almost exclusively played in the fixed limit betting form. Mathematical and technical skills are paramount in low limit stud games; it is far less psychologically intensive as hold’em.
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Seven Card Stud Rules
In seven card stud, the player with the best poker hand (i.e. five card hand) out of his seven total cards wins. There are five rounds of betting. At first, everyone gets three cards, two down and one exposed. This is called third street. The player with the lowest card showing must bring in for half of the small bet. People can choose to raise, call, or fold to this bet. The next card is dealt face up to each of the players remaining (fourth street). On fourth and all of the later streets, the player with the highest hand showing starts the betting.
Fifth and sixth streets are similar to fourth street, where the card is dealt face up and the player with the highest hand showing starts the betting. The final card, seventh street, is dealt face down to all of the remaining players. However, in the unlikely event that it is a full game of 8 people, the final card is dealt face up and is a communal card (if there is 8 people that stayed through sixth street, there would only be 4 cards remaining in the deck).
Since seven card stud is generally played in fixed limit form, the lower bet is used for third and fourth street play, and the big bet is used for fifth street and later play. However, if there is a pair exposed on the board on fourth street, people have the option of betting the larger amount.
To view the rankings of poker hands for both high and low, visit our hand ranks page
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