7 Card Stud Rules
Summary
Seven-card
stud can be played with 3 to 8 players and in most games each
player must put an ante into the pot before the game is dealt. (In
low betting games such as $1/$3 or $1- $5 no ante is required).
The initial deal is two cards faced down and one card face up
(total of three cards). A betting round follows and then one by
one three additional up cards are dealt with betting rounds
following each card dealt and then a final seventh card dealt
face down with a final round of betting before the ”showdown”.
The best five-card poker hand wins the pot. In all fixed-limit
games (such as $5/$10), the smaller bet ($5) is wagered in the
first two betting rounds, and the larger bet ($10) is wagered in
the rounds following the fifth, sixth and seventh dealt cards.
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Game
rules as followed step-by-step:
First
round:
Each
player first puts in an ante and then each player is dealt two
cards face down (known as the hole cards) and one card face up
(know as the “door” card). The first round of betting
occurs with the lowest dealt face up card putting in a forced bet
(usually 1/3 to ½ the full bet). Cards that are equal in value
are then ordered in suit with the Spades being the highest and
Clubs being the lowest. (Suit by decreasing order: spade,
heart, diamonds, then clubs) Others follow with the option to
fold, call, or raise. If the bet is raised, the low card that put
in the initial bet must either call (complete the bet) or re-raise
the bet, or fold. (The betting is capped at one bet and three
raises per player.)
Example:
In
a $15/$30 game, the low card opens with a $5 forced bet. If the
next player (s) increase the bet to $15 (completes the bet), up to
three raises are then allowed. The low card then has the option to
complete the bet, raise over the bet, or fold giving up the $5
initial bet.
Accidental
card dealt up:
In
the case of the first or second hole card being accidentally
turned up by the dealer, then the third card is dealt down. If
both hole cards are dealt up, you have a dead hand and will
receive your ante back or in some cases, a misdeal will be called. (Sometimes
in tournament play, if a down card is accidentally dealt face up,
a misdeal is called and the hands are re-shuffled and dealt.)
Out
of order bet (wrong Low card designated):
If
the wrong person is designated as the low and that person bets,
the action will be corrected to the true low card, if the next
player has not acted. The person who bet out of order will then
not be obligated for the force bet and can take back their money
and when it becomes their turn can either fold, call, or raise. If
the next hand has acted after the incorrect low card wager, the
wager stands, action continues from there, and the true low card
has no obligations.
Other
rules before the next round of betting:
A
card dealt off the table is played and is treated as an exposed
(face up) card.
In
all games, the dealer announces the low card, the high hand, all
raises, and all pairs. Dealers are not obligated to announcing
possible straights or flushes.
Second
round:
Each
player remaining is dealt one card face up (fourth street). A
second round of betting then ensues. In this round and the
following subsequent betting rounds, the high hand on board
(the face up cards) initiates the action. (A tie is broken by
position, with the player who received cards first acting first.)
In all fixed limit games, the smaller bet is enforced on this
round of betting. However, if a pair is showing on the board
(fourth street), any player has the option to bet either the lower
or the upper limit.
Example:
In
a $10/$20 game, if you have a pair showing on fourth street and are the high hand
you can either bet $10 or $20 dollars. If you bet $10, any player
after you has the option to call $10, raise it to $20 (by raising
$10) or raise to $30 (by raising $20). If a $20 raise is made,
then any subsequent raises must be in increments of $20. If you
had checked your high pair, then the subsequent players have the
same options that were given to you, either check, $10 bet or $20
bet. If no pair is shown on the board for this round, then only
the smaller limit bet (in this case $10) is allowed with increase
raises of increments of $10.
Folded
hand without a wager made:
If
a hand is folded even though there is no wager (everyone checked),
that seat continues to receive cards until the hand is
“killed” as a result of a monetary bet.
Third
round:
Each
player remaining is dealt another card face up (fifth street). A
round of betting ensues.
Fourth
round:
Each
player remaining is dealt another card face up. (sixth street). A
round of betting ensues.
Fifth
and final round:
Each
player remaining is dealt a final card face down. (The
“river”). If more than 5 players are remaining, it may be
necessary for the dealer to deal a community card since there may
not be enough cards remaining to deal each player their own card. If
this occurs the community card can be used by each player to make
their five-card poker hand, but it is not necessary to use the
card if it does not help your five-card hand. One last round of
betting occurs.
The
“showdown”:
All
players show their best five-card poker hand (with the first
bettor or last raiser showing first). The player with the best
five-card poker hand wins the pot.
Dealer’s
action/mistakes in dealing:
There
are a few more rules in the event of an action by the dealer that
was a mistake or not enough cards are left to deal to each
remaining player.
If
the dealer burns two cards for one round or fails to burn a card,
the cards ARE CORRECTED, if at all possible, to their proper
positions. If this should happen on a final down card, but are
mixed into a players two other hole cards, then the player accepts
that card and no correction is made.
All
players should receive their final card face down, however, if a
player receives his final card face up, the card will be kept and
the other players will receive their normal hole cards down. If
the player with the five exposed cards happens to now have the
“high hand on board”, the player will start the action
(betting).
If
there are only two players remaining and the first player’s card
was accidentally dealt up, then the dealer will deal the second
players card up and the betting proceeds as normal. If the first
player’s final card is dealt correctly, but the second
player’s card is dealt up, the player with the face up final
card has the option to declare all in before the betting starts
which will cause the action to cease and the showdown to occur.
Otherwise, the betting will go on as normal.
A
hand with more than seven cards is dead. A hand with fewer than
seven cards at the showdown is also dead, unless that player
missing the seventh card request the dealer to asked for the hand
to remain live. (Permission must be granted by a “boss”.)
Finally,
if there is not enough cards left to deal the seventh card to each
remaining player, then the burn cards are mixed with the remaining
cards and these cards are scrambled and cut, one card burned again
and the last cards delivered face down. If there are only
enough cards to deal to each player, then no cards are burned and
each player gets a fresh down card. If there is still not enough
cards to go around, then the dealer will announce to the table a
common card will be used. The dealer will burn a card and turn one
card face up on the table. Every player has the option to use that
common card to make a five-card high poker hand. The player also
who is now high with the community card can start the action. The
common card does not have to be used to make a five-card poker
hand if it does not help increase the value of the hand.
Some
of these rules may vary in different casinos, therefore if
something happens that you do not think is right ask the dealer or
the “pit boss” for a ruling to clarify the problem.
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