How to Play 7 Card Stud Poker
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The most famous poker game in the Stud poker family, 7 Card Stud has enjoyed a long and popular run in the history of casino poker. Today, it is beloved by fans of online poker who can play 7 Card Stud as either a free poker game or a real money stakes game.
Stud poker games are known for their specific playing style and poker rules that differ greatly from Draw and Community Card games. Most cards dealt to the players in these games are dealt face up, calling for a unique poker strategy. Although a total of seven cards are dealt to each player, only five of these cards compose the final hand. The objective of 7 Card Stud is to have the best 5-card hand at the game’s end.
The game begins with the paying of the ante. This contribution is required of all players at the beginning of each game. The size of the ante is determined by the amount of the table limit (also called stake). There are two stakes in each game, a small and a high stake. 7 Card Stud players can play poker as both a high stakes poker and a low stakes poker game.
The dealer then deals each player two cards face down and one card face up. The face down cards are called pocket cards and are private; the face up card is referred to as the “door card.” The player whose face up card has the lowest value begins the poker gambling with the “bring in,” half of the smallest stake amount. If he wants to, the player may increase the “bring in” bet to the full small stake amount. If two players share the same “door card” value, the player with the lowest value suit (in the descending order Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs) pays the “bring in.”
To remain in the game, each player must call (match) the “bring in” bet or fold and forfeit their hands. Following the “bring in,” the Fourth Street cards, one face up card for each player, are dealt. The player with the highest face-up, two-card total bets first. Bets can only be raised three times to a “cap” bet, and in the Fourth Street round the amounts of the bets and raises are limited to the small stake amount. Only players who have a pair of cards in this round may double the stakes and increase the bet.
From Fifth Street to Seventh Street, the bet amount increases to the high stake amount. Each round commences with each player being dealt one face up card and is then followed by a round of betting, beginning with the player with the highest hand total.
The game ends for all remaining players with the Showdown. The last player to bet during Seventh Street shows his hand first. Clockwise from his position, the other players must either show their hands or muck (lose without showing). The player with the best 5-card hand wins.
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Other articles by Gene Marshall on the matter of internet poker can be accessed online. Gene Marshall is a distinguished internet poker gamer that writes for several popular internet poker sites. The author contributes articles about poker games and on line poker.
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