7 Card stud is a demanding game that requires skill, strategy and experience to excel at. Stud is typically played with 2 to a maximum of 8 players. There are a total of five betting rounds in a game of 7 Card Stud and the game is usually played with fixed limit betting.

Players are dealt seven cards four face up, three face down and can choose the best 5 cards to build their hand.

Ante:

In Stud an Ante is typically mandatory and depends on the game betting limits. Depending on the betting limits the ante can vary between 10% to 25% of the betting limit.

Pocket Cards / Hole Cards:

The dealer deals each player two cards face down and one card face up, known as the door card. At this point there are three cards per player on the table, also known as Third 3rd Street.

After the Hole cards have been dealt the first round of betting occurs, this is the 1st Round of betting.

Fourth 4th Street

Each player is dealt an additional face up card for a total of four cards for the player at this point. Two face up, two face down.

After the fourth card has been dealt the second round of betting occurs, this is the 2nd Round of betting.

Fifth 5th Street

Each player is dealt an additional face up card for a total of five cards for the player at this point. Three face up, two face down.

After the fifth card has been dealt the third round of betting occurs, this is the 3rd Round of betting.

Sixth 6th Street

Each player is dealt an additional face up card for a total of six cards for the player at this point. Four face up, two face down.

After the sixth card has been dealt the fourth round of betting occurs, this is the 4th Round of betting.

The River:

Each player is dealt an additional and last card face down for a total of seven cards, this is known as the river card. At this point the player has four cards face up and three face down.

After the River Card has been dealt the fifth and final round of betting occurs.

The Showdown:

The players that remain in the hand show their cards to see who has the Highest hand to decide the winner. Players build their hand from the best 5 of the 7 cards they have received. The winner of the hand is determined based on general poker hand rankings.