Learn How To Play Seven Card Stud

7-card stud poker is utterly different from hold’em games in most ways, but the end goal is the same. Becoming a winning in 7-card stud poker requires many of the same skills needed to win playing Texas hold ’em or Omaha. On this page, you’ll find the basic guidelines and rules on how to play tournament poker.

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Objective

7-card stud poker is a casino type of game with the primary objective of winning the best hand. In 7-card stud, each player is dealt with seven cards, and the game aims to form the best five-card combination with the seven cards while betting against the other hands in play. The player that has the best combination wins the pot. However, the 7-card stud comes in two variants – Seven-card Stud High-Low Split.

High/Low Split

This is another variation of the game where there can be two winners. The player who has the best low hand wins half of the pot while the player with the best high hand wins the remaining half. In most games, winning the low hand requires the player to have an 8-low or better. In 7-card stud poker, it’s possible to win both the high and the low hand Winning both hands is called “scooping the pot.”

Rules of 7-Card Stud

The game is played using a 52-card deck and can be played by a minimum of two players and a maximum of eight players. Here’s a brief overview of the game rules.

1. At the start of the game, every player needs to put an Ante before the cards are dealt.
2. Any players who decide not to put their Ante will be dealt out.
3. Players are dealt with two face-down cards and one card facing up after the players put their Ante.
4. The player with the lowest card has to start the betting round, and if more than one player holds the same low card, the player with the lowest card is determined using 2C, 2D, 2H, 2S.
5. All players have the option to fold, raise, or call the bet.
6. At this point, all raises and bets will be the same amount.
7. If any player continues, he must decide his first three cards.
8. At this point, a player has three choices – fold the hand, call the opening bet, or raise the bet.
9. If a player decides to stay, another card will be dealt face-up, and the player with the highest card starts the betting round at the same limit.
10. If more players are remaining in the game, another card will be dealt face-up with all bets and raises increased.
11. The final and last card is dealt face-down in the final round of betting.
12. After bets have been are placed, all players in the game open their cards. The main aim is to use the four face-up cards and three Hole cards to make the best five-card combination that is possible. This stage is called “the showdown.” The player who has the best five-card hand will win the pot.

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