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7 Card Stud Basics
Stud poker is a form of poker where everyone receives a set number of
unique cards, some of which face down and some of which face up.
The most popular variation of Stud today is 7 Card Stud. In this variation players are dealt 7 cards, 4 of which are visible, and try to make the best 5 card poker hand from those seven. Up to 8 players at a table each place a designated ante into the pot, receive two cards face down and a card face up to start before the initial round of betting. The betting is structured and has limits, with a designated bet size and a maximum of 3 raises per round. The player with the lowest ranking face-up card must bet first. This player cannot fold. This player has the option of betting a 'bring-in' amount equal to a 30-40% portion of the small bet, or 'completing the bet': betting the full designated amount for that round. This is usually designated in the game format or, in tournaments, by the stated betting level: for example, if the stated betting level is $50/$100, the designated bet for this opening round is $50. If a previous player bet the bring-in, which is an amount lower than $50 (about $18), and you want to raise, you must bet $50 to 'complete' the bet. Completing the bet does not count as a raise, but any raises after a completed bet do. If a previous player completed the bet to $50 and you want to raise, you must bet $100, and anyone who wants to raise that has to bet $150. The maximum number of raises allowed in most games is 3 raises per round from the stated bet amount, so in this example, if the betting is raised to $200, it is 'capped' and no one else may raise: anyone still in the hand can only call or fold before the next round. After betting is finished, a 4th card is dealt to every active player and another round of betting begins. There is no bring-in in this or any other round: the first player to act must either check or bet the full designated amount. Players may call, raise or fold as before. In many Stud games, if a player's dealt 4th card matches his visible 3rd card for a pair, he has the option of betting double the designated amount. When the 5th card is dealt face-up, the designated bet amount doubles from the previous rounds and remains this amount for the remaining rounds, as at this point everyone has a 5 card hand, and remaining cards only serve to make an improved 5 card hand. In the above $50/$100 example, betting in this and subsequent rounds is now $100, and a raise from that amount is $200 and so on up to the cap at $400. Another betting round occurs, except there is no option to double-bet if you have a pair: that is only during the 4th card betting round. After betting is finished with the 5th card, players receive a 6th card face-up before another betting round. The 7th and final card is dealt face-down, and one more betting round occurs before all players still in the hand turn their cards over, with the best hand taking the pot. In the event of a tie, the pot is split between the tied hands.
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