Introduction To 7 Card Stud

7 Card Stud is a relatively simple game upfront, but it requires a delicate balance of solid strategy and consistent play in order to be truly profitable. An old time favorite, 7 Card Stud keeps this simplicity exciting by requiring players to be constantly watching each other while playing their own hands. This game is just about the same game as 5 Card Stud, but as clued by the name, it is played with 7 cards instead. The basis of 7 Card Stud is very unique in its own right though, and while games such as Texas Holdem and Omaha High may be gaining popularity incredibly fast these days, this game is not only a classic game played by almost all serious poker players, but it’s also a classic that is still being played by a large number of beginning players today.

7 Card Stud Poker Rooms

The following rules are laid out in their most simplistic form and for players truly interested, we recommend reading the 7 Card Stud Rules article. Each player in 7 Card Stud begins being dealt two cards dealt face down and one up which they may place bets after. These two cards down cards are considered important as they are what most players will rely on to make their hand. After the betting round each player is dealt one more face card up, followed by another round of betting, and finally your final face up card. You should at this point have two face down cards and 4 face up cards, making 6 overall. Another betting round follows this and then the players are dealt their final card face down. The game then ends with one last betting round, and any players left will flip up their hands. This adds up to be a total of 5 betting rounds with 7 cards for each player, quite a large amount of betting rounds for the relatively small amount of cards each player receives.

With such a large amount of betting rounds and cards in play with each player, calculating odds and potential in 7 Card Stud is key to winning. A good 7 Card Stud player will not only watch his own hand, but keep an even closer eye on their opponents face up cards as well. New players oftentimes tend to become intimidated by 7 Card Stud at first, as they will be unhappy with their initial 3 or 4 cards and fold out. While this may seem like a logical strategy, one must realize that with so many cards being dealt their chances of hitting any potential cards in their hands are better than many other games. This all depends on the face up cards other players have though, and if they include those in their calculations of odds, anyone can get a great grasp of how well they are doing and how well they may do. WinAtPoker provides an extensive amount of strategy articles for 7 Card Stud, but we recommend players start at our general 7 Card Stud Strategy article.