Seven Card Stud is an exciting form of poker, known all over the world. It is played with up to eight players.
The basic rules and terms to Seven Card Stud:
In Seven Card Stud each player is dealt with 7 cards. The player with the best combination of 5 cards wins. To see the ranks of cards' hand strength (click here).
The First Round:
Before any cards are dealt, each player at the table must post an "ante," a pre-determined amount, into the pot. This amount is based on the betting size of each game.
Once all players have posted an "ante," each player is dealt with three cards. Two of these cards are dealt face down, and one card is face up. The face up card is called the "third street," or the "door card."
The player with the lowest "door card" must starts the betting. If two or more players have the same card, the lower card is determined by suit rank. Suit rank from highest to lowest: spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs.
Each player can bet once and raise a maximum of three times per round.
The Second Round:
Once betting on the first round is completed, the dealer deals with the fourth card face-up. This is known as "fourth street." From this round onwards, showing the highest hand initiates the round by checking or betting.
Important to note, if a player is showing a pair, this player has the option of making a "double bet." If a player makes a double bet, other players can call, raise, or fold. However, if they raise, they must raise the amount of the double bet. For instance, if a single bet is $5 and a double bet is $10, and a player raises a double bet, he/she must bet $20 ($10 plus $10).
The Third Round:
Once betting in the second round is completed, a fifth card is dealt face up to all remaining players. This card is referred to as "fifth street."
Betting stake is double for this round.
The Fourth Round:
Once betting in the third round is completed, a sixth card is dealt face up, known as "sixth street." The betting remains the same as the third round.
The Fifth Round:
The final seventh card is dealt face down to each player. This card is known as the "river card." Players now have their final round of betting.
Conclusion of hand: If at some point all other players decide to fold, then the remaining player wins the pot. If two or more players remain, after all rounds of betting, then the highest hand wins. If two or more players have the same hand, then the pot is split among those players.
Additional rules and terms:
"Table Stakes": All PokaNara poker games are table stakes games. It means that a player can only bet the chips, which is at hand at the start of the game, during that hand. Additional chips can't be added or bet, once the hand has already begun.
"All In": Any time during rounds of betting, when a player goes "all in," it means that the player is betting all of his/her remaining chips. If that player does not have enough chips to match the current bet or raise or there are bets and raises after the "all in," that player will remain active until the conclusion of the hand. However, if the player goes "all in" he/she will only be eligible to win the amount of chips that he/she could afford to bet against.
Any bets after the "all in", will be put in a side pot and only players betting into that side pot will be eligible to win those chips.
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