• 7 Card Stud
• 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
• 7 Card Stud - Rank of Hands

7 Card Stud Rules

7 Card Stud is a popular, well known game of poker. It is played with up to eight players at the table. 7 stud is almost exclusively played in the fixed limit betting form. Mathematical and technical skills (as well as a good memory) are paramount in low limit stud games; it is far less psychologically intensive as Texas Hold’em and more mentally challenging because there's much more information to analyze.

Game Rules:

In 7 card stud, the player with the best poker hand (i.e. a five-card hand) out of his seven total cards wins. There are five rounds of betting. On the first round, players receive three cards - two down and one visible to all. This is called third street. The player with the lowest card showing must bring in for half of the small bet. Players can choose to raise, call, or fold to this bet. The next card is dealt face up to each of the remaining players and is called fourth street. On fourth and all of the later cards (streets), the player with the highest hand showing starts the betting.

Fifth and sixth streets are similar to fourth street, where the card is dealt face up and the player with the highest hand showing starts the betting. The seventh street, which is the final card, is dealt face down to all of the remaining players. However, in the rare event that 8 players are still in the game, the final card is dealt face up and is a communal card (if 8 players are still playing after sixth street there would be only 4 cards remaining in the deck).

Since seven card stud is generally played in fixed limit form, the small bet is used for third and fourth street play, and the big bet is used for fifth street and later play. However, if there is a pair exposed on the board on fourth street, players have the option of placing the larger bet.

7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Rules

Game Rules - 7 Card Stud Hi/Low
Rules
7 Card Stud Hi/Low is played exactly like 7 card stud with one key difference- the lowest hand wins half the pot. The qualifier is that the low hand has to contain 5 cards that are 8 or less (straights and flushes don’t count). Thus, A2345 is the best possible low hand. In the even that there is a tie for the low or high hand, that part of the pot is split between the two winning hands. Also, if there is no qualifying low hand, the high hand wins the whole pot.

Ranking of Hands

	Royal Flush: Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit.
	Straight Flush: Straight with all five cards in the same suit.
	Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same number or face value ("quads").
	Full House: Three cards of one number or face value and two cards of another number or face value. If more than one player has a full house, the full house with the highest ranking three of a kind ("trips") wins.
	Flush: Five cards of the same suit. If there is more than one flush, the hand with the highest card(s) wins.
	Stright: Five cards in sequence. Cards can be in any suit. An Ace can be used in the highest straight (10, J, Q, K, A) and the lowest straight (A, 2, 3, 4, 5).
	Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same number or face value ("trips").
	Two Pair: If two players have two pair, the hand with the highest pair wins. If they have the same high pair, whoever has the second highest pair wins. If they have the same two pair, whoever has the highest fifth card ("kicker") wins.
	One Pair: Two cards of the same number or face value. If two players have the same pair, the highest outside card(s) wins.
	High Card: The hand with the highest card(s) wins.