How
to play
7 card
stud in
our
poker
rooms
7
Card
Stud is
probably
the most
well
known of
all
poker
games
and is
the
standard
poker
game
played
in most
households
throughout
the
world.
General
rules &
sequence
of
action
for 7
Card
Stud
All
players
ante (except
the $0.50/$1
game
which
has no
ante)
Each
player
is dealt
two
cards
face-down
(hole
cards)
and one
card
face-up
(door
card)
First
betting
round
Each
player
is dealt
one card
face-up
(4th
street)
Second
betting
round
Each
player
is dealt
another
card
face-up
(5th
street)
Third
betting
round
Each
player
is dealt
another
card
face-up
(6th
street)
Fourth
betting
round
Each
player
is dealt
a last
card
face-down
(river)
Final
betting
round
Showdown
At
the
showdown,
players
use
any 5 of
their 7
cards
to make
their
best
possible
poker
hand.
Very
seldom,
a
situation
occurs
where
there
are not
enough
cards
left in
the deck
to give
each
player
their
own
river
card. In
this
event,
the
dealer
will
turn one
boardcard
face-up
and it
will be
used as
a
community
card.
Betting
Structure
for 7
Card
Stud
All
players
must
first
ante
before
they
receive
their
initial
cards,
except
the $0.50/$1
game
which
has no
ante.
There
are five
betting
rounds
in a
complete
game of
7 Card
Stud,
not
including
the
ante.
 On
the
first
round of
betting,
the low
card by
suit is
required
to
initiate
action
with a
bet (the
bring-in)
that
will be
between
a fifth
and a
half (depending
on the
game) of
the
lower
limit.
Suits
are
ranked:
spades (highest),
hearts,
diamonds,
clubs.
On
subsequent
rounds,
the high
hand on
board
initiates
betting
action.
If hands
are tied,
the
player
to the
left of
the
dealer
acts
first.
In all
cases,
the
dealer
will
inform
the
players
as to
who acts
first.
Each
bet and
raise
during
the
first
two
rounds
of
betting
is set
at the
lower
limit of
the
stakes
structure.
For
example
in a
$4/$8
game,
all bets
and
raises
are $4
for the
first
two
rounds.
The
exception
to this
rule is
if any
player
displays
a pair
with
their 2
face-up
cards on
4th
Street.
In this
circumstance,
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.
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
$4/$8
game,
all bets
and
raises
are $8
for the
last
three
rounds
(5th
street,
6th
street
and the
river).
The
maximum
allowable
number
of bets
per
player
during
any
particular
betting
round is
four.
This
would
consist
of (1) a
bet, (2)
a raise,
(3) a
re-raise,
and (4)
a cap.
The term
cap is
used to
describe
the 3rd
raise in
a round
since
betting
is then
capped
and can
not be
raised
anymore.
Once the
pot is
capped,
players
will
have
only the
option
of
calling
or
folding. |
