7 Card Stud
This game is played with a maximum of 8 players (plus the virtual
dealer). The most important difference between this and the other games
is that in 7 Card Stud, there are no "community" cards. Each player has
his own individual hand, and in fixed limit games, there are two bet
limits.
The first two cards (hole cards) are dealt face down, and the other
players can't see them. The next cards are called Streets (3rd, 4th,
5th and 6th Street), and they are dealt face up. The last card, the
River, is dealt face down.
At the start of the round, the players must place Antes. The Ante is
a fraction of the low bet limit and serves the same purpose as the
Blinds in Hold'em games.
After the 3rd Street has been dealt, the player with the lowest
face-up card starts the betting. (If two players are showing cards of
the same value, the order is determined according to their suits. The
suit order is, in descending rank: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs.)
The starting player can either place a complete bet, or place a
Bring-In. This is smaller than the complete bet, and again like the
Blinds in other varieties, the player only needs to add the difference
if the bet is completed and he decides to call. The other players can
call, complete the bet, or raise.
Once the bets have been placed, the 4th Street is dealt. This time
the player with the highest card or combination shown starts the
betting, and there is no Bring-In. At this stage, any player can bet at
the high limit, which will be applied to all subsequent bets.
The same cycle is used for the 5th and 6th Streets, and the River,
except that the high limit is now applied regardless of whether it was
used for the 4 th Street or not. After the River bets are placed, the
highest five-card poker hand is formed from each player's cards. The
highest ranking hand wins.
5 Card Stud
This is very similar to 7 Card Stud, and played by the same rules
(but with up to 10 players). The difference is that only one card is
dealt face down to each player; there are 2nd, 3rd and 4th streets,
plus the River. |
