7 Card Stud Rules

Here are the rules for 7 Card Stud.

- Objective
- Cards Dealt
- Betting
- Hand Values


Objective :-

The objective for 7 Card Stud is to make the best 5 card hand from your 7 cards.


Cards Dealt :-

Before any cards are dealt in 7 Card Stud all players must pay an ante. The ante will be 10% of the small blind. So in a $10/$20 game ante's are $1. Dealing goes to the left 1 card a time. Players are dealt 3 cards. 2 face down and 1 showing.

Betting.

(4th Street) Another face up card is dealt to all players still in the hand.

More betting.

(5th Street) Another face up card is dealt to all players still in the hand.

More betting.

(6th Street) Another face up card is dealt to all players still in the hand.

More betting.

(River) Another face down card is dealt to all players still in the hand.

Final betting.


Betting :-

Betting in 7 Card Stud follows a unique set of rules as follows:

Ante's must be paid before players are dealt any cards. This will be 10% of the SB. Blinds are then paid and dealing begins.

Round 1 - After the first 3 cards are dealt the player with the lowest showing card (the bring-in) will be the first to bet. In the event of a tie suit values are considered. In 7 card stud from highest to lowest these are: Club, Diamond, Heart, Spade. The 'bring-in' will have the choice to bet the bring-in amount (varies per game) OR the small blind amount. If they do not pay either of these then they must fold their hand. Betting continues left and the bet and raise size if fixed at the small blind for this round.

Round 2 - Betting on 4th street begins with the player with the highest showing pair or card. If the player opening is showing a pair they can choose to bet at the BB limit, after which all raises will be fixed at this limit for the round. If there are no pairs showing then the betting limit will be the SB limit for this round. There is no bring in for this or the remaining rounds so the first to bet can choose to check from this point onwards.

Round 3 - Betting on 5th street begins with the player showing the highest value hand. Betting from this round onwards is set at the BB limit. All bets and raises must be this amount.

Round 4 - See Round 3.

Round 5 - See Round 3.


Hand Values :-

Royal Flush - (A K Q J 10 of the same suit)
Straight Flush - ( 5 running cards of the same suit e.g. 4 5 6 7 8 of spades)
Quads - (4 of the same card e.g. 8 8 8 8 ... this can also be called 4 of a kind)
Full House - (Trips and a pair e.g. Q Q Q A A or 3 3 3 7 7)
Flush - (5 cards of the same suit)
Straight - (5 running cards e.g. 6 7 8 9 10)
Trips - (3 of the same card e.g. 6 6 6 or 5 5 5)
2 Pair
1 Pair

Kickers are used in the event of a tie.