PokerHow to Play
7 Card Stud is a limit game. Initially every player posts an Ante. This is a forced bet to get money in the pot before any betting occurs. Every stud game starts with an Ante. An Ante is a small bet that each player puts in the pot before receiving their cards.
NB: All dealing and betting runs in a clockwise order. There are five rounds of betting in 7 Card Stud. The first two rounds use the lower limit bets and the last 3 rounds use the higher limit bets û similar to Limit Hold'em. The exception to this is if a player holds a pair or better on 4th Street as seen below.
Each player is dealt four hole cards in a clockwise direction starting from the player on the Small Blind. Cards are dealt to each player one card at a time. Once everyone has their four cards the action begins with the player to the left of the Big Blind and continues around the table in a clockwise direction.