7 Card Stud

7 Card Stud Instructions

7 Card Stud was the most popular game of poker in the U.S.A. until Texas Hold’em took over. This is one of the games that I first learned to play back in the 70′s. This is a game that players can win a lot with at the online poker rooms like FullTilt Poker due to the fact that a lot of the young players have not fully grasped the game. Though I enjoy the game, I don’t claim to be no expert of stud (or any game for that matter), but here are the basic rules of play.

Dealing Cards & Betting Rounds

3rd street:

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7 Card Stud begins with each player being dealt two cards face down and one card face up for everyone at the felt to see. Most online poker rooms will have a bring-in, this is a forced bet that happens after the cards are dealt, but before any other action. The poker player with the lowest-ranking up card pays the bring-in, and betting proceeds after that in normal clockwise order. The bring-in is considered an open, so the next player in turn may not check. They must either call, raise or fold.

If there is no bring-in, as is the case of a lot of home games, then the first betting round will begin with the player showing the highest-ranking upcard, who may check. If two players have the same high upcard, the one first in clockwise rotation from the dealer acts first.

4th street:
Another card that is known as 4th street is then dealt up to each player and starts at the dealer’s left as will all other rounds, followed by a second betting round beginning with the player whose upcards make the best poker hand. On this and all other betting rounds, the player whose face-up cards make up the best hand will act first, and may check or bet up to the game’s limit.

5th street: There is then dealt a third up card known as 5th street and a betting round.

6th street: The fourth up card dealt is known as 6th street and then you have another betting round.

7th street: The last card, 7th street, is then dealt face down card with a fifth round of betting. After this comes the showdown if necessary and the best five card hand wins.

Just remember in 7 Card Stud it’s “two down, four up, one down”. Another good piece of advice is at your home games, due to the number of cards in a deck (52), only have seven players dealt in a hand. But if you do decide to have eight and you run out of cards to deal each player a final hole card, just place 7th Street face up on the board. It is then similar to a community card like in Texas Hold’em.

If you need further help to understand the game, here is a nice little video to help. Just click here to view.

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