7 Card Stud

7 Card Stud is another extremely popular game. Here players place a small wager called �ante�

• The players are dealt with two cards. One face down (called the �hole�) and another face up.
• The player with the lowest ranking up card must place the opening bet.
• Each player must fold, call or raise the bet.
• In the next betting round, the player with the highest hand will begin the betting.
• Each player is then dealt three cards face up. A betting round follows each card.
• The last card dealt to the remaining players will be face down. Then the final round of betting begins.

Remaining players will create the best five-hand card out of the seven cards dealt. Players then reveal their cards and the highest hand wins the pot.

A popular variation of this game is the 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Split.

• Betting starts when players place an ante on the table.
• They are then dealt two cards face down, and one card face up.
• The game proceeds just like the high-only game of 7 Card Stud except that the player with the highest up-card starts the betting.
• Players will form their best poker hand, which can be a high or a qualifying low hand.
• A qualifying low hand must have five cards of 8 or below, with no pair.
• Players will show their cards. The pot is split between the highest hand and the best low hand. If there is no low hand, the highest hand wins the whole pot.

Also see: セブンカードスタッド - 日本語 | 7カードハイロー - 日本語