Seven Card Stud
Seven 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 :
- Clubs
- Diamonds
- Hearts
- Spades
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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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