The Basic 7 Card Stud

Written by Nigel

We covered the basics of stud poker last time.  Now let’s take a look at one of the most common variations of stud poker – the basic 7 card stud poker.  As the name implies, 7 cards are dealt to each player at the table.  Typically, the dealer deals 2 face up cards and 1 face down card to each player.  What happens next is a round of betting which starts with the player who holds the highest card in his face up cards.

After the first round of betting, each player is dealt another face up card followed by another round of betting.  Another face up card is then dealt to each player and then another round of betting ensues.  This goes on till the 4th face up card is dealt.  After which another betting round begins followed by the last card, which is face down.  The final round of betting then occurs.  The winner is decided at the end with each player choosing the best cards to form a 5 card hand.