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Seven Card StudSeven Card Stud is played from a standard pack of 52 cards. The game is suitable for between two and eight players. Cards are dealt clockwise from the dealer. The player on the dealer’s left gets the first card. Each players is dealt two cards down and one open to start with. The player with the lowest card must open with a “forced” or minimum bet. If two cards have the same value, the suit decides which is lower. The order of suit for the forced bet is :
The suit is only
important for the opening forced bet, after that the suit does not play
a role. In the second round (two cards open) the highest card makes
the betting. The betting is always controlled by limits set by
the players (minimum limit & maximum limit). The next three cards
are dealt open and the last card is down. Finally the players have 4
cards open and 3 cards down.
There are five betting
rounds in this game.
1. Round (player has 3 cards)
Player with the lowest card opens the
betting with a forced bet or minimum bet.
2. Round (player has 4 cards)
From now on, the player with the highest
card makes the betting. If two hands have the same value at the table,
the hand closest to the dealer in a clockwise direction starts the betting.
This player can check or place the minimum limit. If the player has
a pair open, the maximum limit may also be placed.
3. Round 4. Round and 5. Round
The maximum limit must always be bet.
If all players check then the card is free. Three raises per round are
permitted.
e.g. first bet :
first raise 10 + 10 = 20
second raise 20 + 10 = 30
third raise 30 + 10 = 40
(maximum bet in this round per player)
When the final card has been dealt and
the betting action is finished, the players have a show-down. The five
best cards in each hand are played (i.e. 6th and 7th
cards are ignored). The player with the best hand receives the pot after
all the losing hands are removed by the dealer.
The dealers job in Seven Card Stud
Shuffle : Scramble
In the meantime the dealer observes
the players and demands payment of the ante.
The ante is collected and placed in
the middle of the table. After that, the cards are cut. Each player
is dealt two cards down and one open.
1. Round
The dealer announces the lowest open
card. Eye contact with this player is established and the player is
requested to place the forced bet. The dealer follows the betting and
commentates. When the betting is complete, the dealer brings all bets
to the middle of the table = Pot.
2. Round
The dealer discards one card (Burn-Card)
and deals one card open to each player still in the game. As soon as
a pair is open the dealer announces it. The dealer prompts the highest
card open to make the betting. The minimum bet must be placed and if
a pair is open, the maximum bet can also be placed.
3. Round
Once again, a card is discarded – “burned”.
Each player still active in the game receives the next open card. All
pairs are announced as they appear which is also true for the best hand
which starts the betting.
4. Round
The first card is once again “burned”
and active players receive an open card. Each pair, two pairs, three
of a kind, possible straight or possible flush are announced. The best
hand starts the betting.
5. Round
A card is “burned”. “Last Card” is announced
and the last card is dealt down. The best hand showing starts the betting.
Once the last card has been dealt, the cut-card is removed from the
deck and the remaining cards are placed to one side. The dealer commentates
the betting action and announces the winner in the show-down. All losing
hands are collected and the winning hand remains open until the pot
has been awarded.
In the event of it not being possible
to give each player a card from the deck, the burn-cards are shuffled
into the deck. If there are still not enough cards, an open card is
dealt which is then a common-card for all active players.
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