Seven-Card Stud: Set-Up and Play

Differences between Seven-Card Stud and Hold'em

In Seven-Card Stud there are five betting rounds instead of four as in Hold'em. The game is played with an ante instead of blinds. In Stud there are no community cards. The player's hands decide the order of action. On the first round of betting the player with the lowest card has to make a bring-in bet and on the later betting rounds the player with the best hand showing has to act first.

Game Play

1. All players receive two cards dealt face down (hole cards) and one card dealt face up (upcard). The cards are dealt one at a time.
2. The player with the lowest upcard has to make a bring-in bet.
3. The betting continues clockwise with the player to the left of the bring-in.
4. A fourth card is dealt face up. The action begins by the player with the best upcards and continues clockwise.
5. A fifth card is dealt face up. The action begins by the player with the best upcards and continues clockwise.
6. A sixth card is dealt face up. The action begins by the player with the best upcards and continues clockwise.
7. A seventh card is dealt face down. The action begins by the player with the best upcards and continues clockwise.
8. All players make out the best possible 5-card poker hand.

Example

Seven-Card Stud

Start Hand		4th		5th		6th		7th
Final hand
Straight (king high)

Action begins

Action ends

Ranking of hands

1. Straight flush (the best straight flush: A-K-Q-J-T all of the same suit)
2. Four of a kind (the best four of a kind: A-A-A-A-K)
3. Full house (the best full house: A-A-A-K-K)
4. Flush (the best flush: any ace high flush)
5. Straight (the best straight: A-K-Q-J-T)
6. Three of a kind (the best three of a kind: A-A-A-K-Q)
7. Two pair (the best two pair: A-A-K-K-Q)
8. One pair (the best one pair: A-A-K-Q-J)
9. No pair (the best high hand: A-K-Q-J-9)

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