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7 Card Stud Poker & Rules


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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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