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7 Card Stud Guide
7-Card Stud is still a very popular Poker game, even if it does get overlooked due to the immense popularity of Texas Hold ‘Em and the growing popularity of Omaha. But it can still be a fun alternative to Hold ‘Em for a change of pace, plus the rules are easy to learn. Here are the basics:
- Before cards are dealt, each player puts in an ante, instead of blinds like in other Poker games.
- Each person is dealt three cards- two face down and one face up for all to see.
- The person with the lowest exposed card must now make a bet- either half or a full small bet. The amount of a bet is determined by the limits of the game. In a $2/$4 Stud game, a half bet would be half of the two, or $1, and a full small bet would be the full $2. This move is called the ‘bring-in’. Players can fold at this time, or match the bet.
- If two players have the same low card, then the suit of the card determines the tiebreaker. The rank of suits is: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs in descending order.
- Now the betting action does a circle around the table like any other Poker game.
- Each player is now dealt another face up card, called ‘Fourth Street’.
- The next round of betting is started by the player with the highest Poker hand using the two exposed cards. If that person has a pair, they are allowed to now bet the high amount, which would be $4 in the example we used above. Of course, they do have the option of checking as well, but if another player chooses to bet they must either match or fold.
- Now a fifth exposed card, ‘Fifth Street’ is dealt to each player.
- The first player to act is by highest exposed Poker hand again. But this time, they must bet the game max, regardless of whether they have a pair or not.
- The final card, “Sixth Street” is dealt to the players. The person with highest-ranking Poker hand at this point is again the first to act for betting.
- If there is no betting or once betting is done, then the players expose their two hole cards. Whoever makes the best five-card Poker hand is the winner.
