This is a game which is typically played for entertainment. Although you will not win all the time in poker, you can profit on your skill and have a lot of fun. This game is also known as 7 Card Stud Poker in some countries. It is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. In order to be a player, you will need to put in an ante, which is the initial amount of bets, before the cards are dealt.
7 Card Stud begins with the player to the left of the dealer placing a bet in the ‘Ante’ spot or initial bet. There are four options to choose from: Player, Banker, Tie and Bonus bets. Player is the least favorable and the maximum bet you place is $1. The Banker place the bet in the Banker spot. Tie is the same as yours except you cannot remove it. There is a minimum bet of $1 on each hand in this game.
After the cards are dealt and the players have made their bets, they will be dealt 3 cards face down and 2 face up, 4 face down and 1 face up. The initial face up card is called the door card. The player to the immediate left of the dealer will have to place the first bet, a small one, which is equal to the ante. If you are playing with a boundary bet, the first bet is placed on the line in between the numbers.
IRD (Some casinos use numbers rather than letters to name the cards) The third card is given to the player, face up. The number is the same as the face up card. Betting begins with the Banker, so the bet placed is equal to the ante. If you are playing with no bets, the house will pick up the pot.
To clear the bonus bets, you have to bet a higher number than the bonus number. You will win the bonus by the number of clear wins, not the amount. For example, the bonus 30:2, means you need to win 3 times rather than 10 to clear the bonus.
The big blind is posted by the player sitting to the left of the Vegas88, and it is a bet you have to make before the cards are dealt. It is normally half the amount of the lower wager. For example, the big blind is $10. You must bet $12 to clear the bonus.
The small blind is posted by the player to the left of the big blind, and it is half the amount of the minimum bet. The minimum bet is the half the big blind or $10. For example, the small blind is $4 and the minimum bet is the half.
Once the cards are dealt and the bets have been placed, players will get rounds of hole cards to try and improve their hand. After each player has received his or her first hole card, a burn card is discarded from the deck and 4 cards are dealt face up.
The player to the immediate left of the burn card is first to act, and he may fold, call the bet, raise or burn. All betting then moves around the table until every player has had at least 3 rounds to play with the new cards, and any deals have been completed.
The Flop
After the first round of betting, players will receive their fourth card, face up. Again, the first player with hole cards may choose to burn, bet, call, raise or burn. Once a betting round is completed, the dealer will place 4 cards face up in the middle of the table.
This is now known as the flop. Another round of betting will follow this round. After the flop, the dealer will place another card face up in the middle of the table, and this is known as the turn. More betting will follow this round, with a burn card being discarded from the deck just as in the previous round.
Finally, the dealer will place 5 cards face up in the middle of the table, and the final round of betting commences. At this point, players will have approximately 6 to 9 rounds left to make their final best five-card poker hand.
The River
The final card is now dealt in the middle of the table. This is known as the river card. The players may check, bet, check-raise, bet-raise, or fold once all betting has finished. Once everyone has acted, the showdown will take place.
Final Round
The players must use any combination of their original two hole cards and the five community cards to form the best possible five-card poker hand. One player will use the five community cards to construct the best hand, while the other will use the two hole cards. The player with the best hand wins the pot.
Rule Differences
There are a few small difference between 7 Card Stud and Texas Holdem.