Seven-Card Stud Poker Rules
Introduction
Before the start of the Texas hold'em poker
boom a couple of years ago, seven-card stud was 9️⃣ one of the most popular poker
variations in the United States.
The game can be played with two to eight players, 9️⃣ and
the biggest difference between seven-card stud and Texas hold'em or Omaha is that
seven-card stud does not involved a 9️⃣ flop, and in most cases, it doesn't involve
community cards at all.
Here we go over the poker rules for Seven 9️⃣ Card Stud.
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Game Play
As you can see in the image above, to begin each
hand a player is dealt the first 9️⃣ two cards face down and then a third facing up. This
is often called third street. The two face-down cards 9️⃣ are called the "hole cards" and
the face-up card is called the "door card." Based on these three cards, one 9️⃣ would
decide whether or not to continue with the hand. Like in any poker variation,
starting-hand selection is extremely important 9️⃣ in seven-card stud.
Each player gets
dealt a total of seven cards, of which three are dealt face down and four 9️⃣ are dealt
face up. From these seven cards the player has to choose his best five-card
combination. The hand rankings 9️⃣ are identical to those in Texas hold'em or Omaha; a
royal flush is the best possible hand and the worst 9️⃣ hand is the high card hand (no
pair).
Antes, bring-in and betting
While the blinds are the forced bets in Texas
hold'em 9️⃣ and Omaha poker, antes are the forced bets placed by every player before
receiving any cards. As an example, let's 9️⃣ think of aR$10/$20 seven-card stud game with
an ante ofR$1 and a bring-in ofR$5.
Each player wanting to be dealt in 9️⃣ to receive a
hand would have to post theR$1 ante, creating a pot worth competing for. The first
three cards 9️⃣ are then dealt to each player before it is determined that one player must
post the bring-in. In seven-card stud, 9️⃣ the player with the lowest-ranking door card
would have to post theR$5 bring-in at minimum, but this person does have 9️⃣ the option to
"complete" the bet by postingR$10 (the small limit of the game). From there, the
betting continues clockwise 9️⃣ around the table, with each player having the option to
call, raise or fold. In the case that the first 9️⃣ player who brought in only posts the
bring-in, other players may have the option of completing the bet toR$10 as 9️⃣ the first
raise. Once the betting is complete, every player left in the hand is dealt a fourth
card, referred 9️⃣ to as fourth street.
In games that involve a button that dictates where
the action starts, those differ from seven-card stud. 9️⃣ In seven-card stud, the first
player to act from fourth street on is the player displaying the highest-ranking
hand.
Before proceeding 9️⃣ past third street, though, it is important to have solid hand
selection. An example of good starting hands in seven-card 9️⃣ stud would include the
following:
Seven-card stud is most often played as a limit game. Sticking with the same
example of 9️⃣ ourR$10/$20 seven-card stud game, the limits of betting on third and fourth
street would be the smaller limit, orR$10 in 9️⃣ this case. On fifth, sixth and seventh
street, the limits increase toR$20.
In the case that a player pairs his door 9️⃣ card on
fourth street, the opening player now has the option to bet double the small limit, or
the larger 9️⃣ limit. For example, if a player begins with an ace and picks up another ace
on fourth street, that player 9️⃣ may open with a bet ofR$20 instead ofR$10. This unique
betting rule only takes place in the high version of 9️⃣ seven-card stud, and not the
split-pot version.
Conclusion
In seven-card stud, it is very important to pay close
attention to the cards 9️⃣ of your opponents. If you, for example, have a straight draw
with K♣Q♦J♥10♠, but you already see three aces on 9️⃣ the table, then you are only drawing
to one ace and the remaining nines in the deck. If a player 9️⃣ folded the case ace and you
are unaware he or she did so, you could be incorrectly estimating your odds 9️⃣ in the
hand.
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