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7 Card Stud
In Seven Card Stud, each player receives seven cards, three of
which are "down" cards (that only they can see) and
four are "up" cards (that everyone can see). Your hand
is determined by using any of the seven cards to form the best
hand. There are five betting rounds in Seven Card Stud. One bet
and three raises are allowed on each betting round. Everyone must
ante (put a predetermined amount in the pot before the cards are
dealt). This amount is based on the size of the game.
Sequence of game play for Seven Card Stud:
1. All Players Ante
2. Each player is dealt two cards face-down (hole card) and one
card face-up (door card)
3. First betting round
4. Each player is dealt one card face-up (Fourth street)
5. Second betting round
6. Each player is dealt another card face-up (Fifth street)
7. Third betting round
8. Each player is dealt another card face-up (Sixth street)
9. Fourth betting round
10. Each player is dealt a last card face-down (river)
11. Final betting round
12. Showdown
At the showdown, players use any 5 of their 7 cards to make their
best possible poker hand. Rarely a situation occurs where there
are not enough cards left in the deck to give each player their
own river card. However, if this occurs, the dealer will turn
one board card face-up and it will be used as a community card.
General Poker Rules for Seven-Card Stud:
1. The player initiates the first betting round with the lowest
ranking up card. Since this is a forced bet, the player must open
for the minimum and cannot fold at this time.
2. If the dealer accidentally flips your first or second hole
card up it will become your face up card and the third card will
be dealt face down to replace it.
3. If you are not present to act when it is your forced bet or
ante, your hand will be taken and your bet or ante will be forfeited.
4. In the instance that more than 7 cards are dealt to a player,
that hand is deemed dead.
5. The dealer must announce the low card before the first round
of betting.
Please Note: Some of these poker rules may not apply to online
poker card games because you can not physically touch the poker
cards.
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7 Card Stud Hi-Lo
7 Card Stud Hi/Lo (also known as Stud 8 or Better) is a split-pot
game where players receive seven cards, three down cards (that
only you can see) and four up cards (that everyone can see). Your
hands are determined by using the best five of seven cards for
your high hand and your best five of seven cards for your low
hand (if you qualify for low).
7 Card Stud Hi/Lo uses the same rules as traditional 7 Card Stud
with the exception that the pot is split between the highest and
lowest possible 5-card hands. However, in order for a split to
occur, a low hand must qualify. An 8-low is often the standard,
meaning that the low hand must not contain a card higher than
an 8 to qualify, however, qualifications may sometimes differ.
In the event that there is no possible low hand the entire pot
goes to the highest 5-card hand.
7 Card Stud is played with two down cards and one face up card
dealt to each player. As soon as each player is given his or her
cards, there is an initial round of betting. Once the first round
of betting is concluded each player is dealt one card face up
and another round of betting occurs. This is repeated twice for
a total of four face up cards each with a round of betting. Next,
a final card is dealt face down followed by the last round of
betting. During fixed limit games the first two rounds of betting
are for the lower limit amount. All additional betting rounds
are for the higher limit amount. The player who assembles the
highest and lowest 5-card hands equally split the pot. In the
event two or more players assemble the same valued hand the pot
is divided equally amongst the winners.
In order to qualify for the low half of the pot you need a five-card
hand with different numerical values from ace through eight. The
best Low hand is A,2,3,4,5 (also known as the wheel or bicycle).
The winning Low hand is the one with the lowest high card in it.
If two or more players qualify for Low but have the same highest
card, the second lowest high card (and if necessary progressing
down to the third, fourth, or fifth lowest high card) would be
the winning hand. For example, a 2,3,4,6,8 would be a better Low
hand than an A,2,4,7,8.
Sequence of game play
1. All players ante
2. Each player is dealt two cards face-down (hole card) and one
card face-up (door card)
3. First betting round
4. Each player is dealt one card face-up (fourth street)
5. Second betting round
6. Each player is dealt another card face-up (fifth street)
7. Third Betting round
8. Each player is dealt another card face-up (sixth street)
9. Fourth betting round
10. Each player is dealt a last card face-down (river)
11. Final betting round
12. Showdown
At the showdown, players may use any 5 of their 7 cards to make
their best possible high poker hand, and any 5 of their 7 cards
to make their best possible low hand. The highest hand wins 50%
of the pot and the lowest qualifying low hand wins 50% of the
pot. If a low hand does not qualify then the highest hand wins
the entire pot. 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 board card
face-up and it will be used as a community card.
General Poker Rules for 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo:
1. The player initiates the first betting round with the lowest
ranking up card. Since this is a forced bet, the player must open
for the minimum and cannot fold at this time.
2. If the dealer accidentally flips your first or second hole
card up it will become your face up card and the third card will
be dealt face down to replace it.
3. If you are not present to act when it is your forced bet or
ante, your hand will be taken and your bet or ante forfeited.
4. In the instance that more than 7 cards are dealt to a player,
that hand is deemed dead.
5. The dealer must announce the low card before the first round
of betting.
6. A player may use any 5 cards to make the best high hand combinations.
They may also use any combination of cards (including ones used
in the high combination) to make their best possible low hand.
7. An ace may be used as either high or low.
8. Straights and flushes have no effect on the value of low hands.
9. When there are an odd number of chips, the leftover chip always
goes to the high hand.
Please Note: Some of these poker rules may not apply to online
poker card games because you can not physically touch the poker
cards.
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