General rules & sequence of action for 7 Card Stud
All players ante (except the $0.50/$1 game which has no ante)
Each player is dealt two cards face-down (hole cards) and one card face-up
(door card)
First betting round
Each player is dealt one card face-up (4th street)
Second betting round
Each player is dealt another card face-up (5th street)
Third betting round
Each player is dealt another card face-up (6th street)
Fourth betting round
Each player is dealt a last card face-down (river)
Final betting round
Showdown
At the showdown, players use any 5 of their 7 cards to make their best
possible poker hand.
Very seldom, a situation occurs where there are not enough cards left in
the deck to give each player their own river card. In this event, the
dealer will turn one boardcard face-up and it will be used as a community
card.
Betting Structure for 7 Card Stud
All players must first ante before they receive their initial cards,
except the $0.50/$1 game which has no ante. There are five betting rounds
in a complete game of 7 Card Stud, not including the ante.
On the first round of betting, the low card by suit is required to
initiate action with a bet (the bring-in) that will be between a fifth and
a half (depending on the game) of the lower limit. Suits are ranked:
spades (highest), hearts, diamonds, clubs. On subsequent rounds, the high
hand on board initiates betting action. If hands are tied, the player to
the left of the dealer acts first. In all cases, the dealer will inform
the players as to who acts first.
Each bet and raise during the first two rounds of betting is set at the
lower limit of the stakes structure. For example in a $4/$8 game, all bets
and raises are $4 for the first two rounds. The exception to this rule is
if any player displays a pair with their 2 face-up cards on 4th Street. In
this circumstance, all players have the option to bet either the lower
limit or the higher limit. If a player bets the higher limit, then all
subsequent raises must be made at the higher limit.
Each bet and raise during the last three rounds of betting is set at the
higher limit of the stakes structure. For example in a $4/$8 game, all
bets and raises are $8 for the last three rounds (5th street, 6th street
and the river).
The maximum allowable number of bets per player during any particular
betting round is four. This would consist of (1) a bet, (2) a raise, (3) a
re-raise, and (4) a cap. The term cap is used to describe the 3rd raise in
a round since betting is then capped and can not be raised anymore. Once
the pot is capped, players will have only the option of calling or
folding.
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