Stud Poker and Seven Card Stud Poker

Possibly the most well-known poker game in the world, Seven Card Stud poker is a classic game which can take a lifetime to master. In Seven Card Stud, players are dealt seven cards throughout the course of the hand, but only the best five-card poker hand possible for each player is used to determine the winner.

The Rules of Seven Card Stud

The dealer begins by dealing two cards face down to each player, and one card dealt face up to each player.

The player having the highest card showing opens the first betting round. Following this betting round, another card is dealt face-up to each player, followed by a betting round, followed by a third card face-up, followed by a betting round, followed by a fourth card face-up, followed by a betting round, followed by the last card dealt face-down, concluded by the final betting round.

In the end, each player takes the five cards out of seven that make up the best hand. For example, if a player is dealt the following hand: K, Q, 2, K, 4, 2, K the best combination of five cards in this player's hand are the 3 Kings and the pair of 2's. This player has a Full House, Kings over 2's.