Seven Card Stud

Las Vegas Seven Card Stud

Gaming Guide

Each player receives three cards down and four cards up. The best five-card poker hand out of seven cards wins the pot. To play, each player receives two cards down and one card up. The player with the lowest upcard must open the betting. This is the only forced bet in the game. All other players may call the bet, raise or fold.

There are four additional rounds of betting after each of the fourth through seventh cards are dealt. The fourth through sixth cards are dealt up, and the last card is dealt down. On each round of betting after the first, the highest hand showing always starts the betting.

In structured games, betting limits double after the fifth card is dealt. Players may check, bet, call, raise or fold. Checking and then raising after another player bets is allowed.