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7 Card Stud Poker from PartyPoker.com
Seven Card Stud is a popular, well-known form of poker. It is played with
up to eight players at the table.
The Seven Card Stud Game:
Before the start of the game, internally the PartyPoker.com system
generates a fresh deck of cards for the hand. On PartyPoker.com, we use a
single deck of cards to play a hand of poker, where a deck refers to 52
cards excluding the jokers. Online poker rooms use what is called the
Random Number Generator (RNG) to shuffle a deck of cards for the hand.
How does it work?
The system generates a random set of numbers, which are used to place a
card of the deck in a particular position. Once the complete deck is
created, the deck is used for that particular hand only.
We shuffle the deck of cards every time we start a hand, and the random
numbers previously generated are discarded and new ones generated before
the shuffle. The RNG code has been successfully audited by BMM, Australia,
and its integrity is verified daily.
BMM is one of the leading auditors of gaming solutions in the industry.
The First round of Seven Card Stud:
A fresh table starts off with all the players posting the “ante”
(putting a predetermined amount in the pot before the cards are dealt).
This amount is based on the size of the game. While the ante amount is not
based on a set rule, the same is decided upon by the prevailing game
trends. For e.g. the ante amount for a 1/2 table is 25 cents while for a
3/6 table, it is 50 cents. A new game on an active table starts with all
the players at the table posting antes.
In Seven-card stud poker, players receive seven cards, three
"down" cards and four "up" cards.
After the antes have been placed each player is dealt three cards (two
"down" cards and one "up" card). The "up"
card is also known as the "door card" or "Third
Street". The lowest "up" card must initiate the action with
a "Bring-In" bet. (If two or more players have the same lowest
card, the person who brings it in is determined by suit order progressing
from clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades.)
Each player is allowed one bet and three raises in each betting round. To
continue to play, players must take an action from what is displayed to
them on each "street" or betting round (unless they are all-in).
The Second Round of Seven Card Stud:
After the first round of betting another card is dealt face-up to each
player that still remains in the pot (those who didn't fold on "third
street"). This is "Fourth Street" (the second round of
betting). From "Fourth Street" on, the highest hand showing
begins the action by checking or betting. If a pair is showing on
"Fourth Street", players have the option to make a single or
double bet. If a player makes a single/double bet, the other players may
call, raise the single bet, raise the double bet or fold. In case of a
double bet, only an equal amount can be raised (to the extent of the
double bet).
The Third Round of Seven Card Stud:
Upon completion of the betting on "fourth street", another card
is dealt face-up to those who remain in the pot. This is called
"Fifth Street" (the third round of betting - which doubles (the
value of each bet is double of what was available in the first two rounds)
- and continues at this amount for the remaining betting rounds). The
highest hand showing again starts the action by checking or betting.
The Fourth Round of Seven Card Stud:
Upon the completion of betting on "fifth street", another card
is dealt face-up. This is "Sixth Street" (fourth betting round).
The Fifth Round of Seven Card Stud:
The final card is dealt down. The last card is also known as the
"River Card" or "Seventh Street" (final round of
betting).
Some standard rules
A maximum of four bets, which includes one bet, and three raises are
allowed for each betting round per player. To continue to play, players
must take an action from what is displayed to them on each
"street" or betting round (unless they are all-in). The term cap
is used to describe the final raise in a round since betting is then
capped and no one can make another raise. Once capped, players will have
the option of calling or folding only. Folding can be done at any stage of
the game. The action of folding basically shows the player cards being
moved to the dealer. The player from then on would not be considered as
part of the game. He/she would not have any rights over any pots created
on the table.
Poker is typically played "table stakes", meaning only the chips
in play at the beginning of each hand may be used throughout the hand.
This means that the player cannot get additional funds from the cashier
while he is in the midst of a game. The table stakes rule has an
application called the "All-In" rule, which states that a player
cannot be forced to forfeit a hand because the player does not have enough
chips to call a bet.
Exceptions to the value of betting in each round:
A player who does not have enough chips to call a bet is declared All-In.
The player is eligible for the portion of the pot to the point of his
final wager. All further action involving other players takes place in a
"side pot", which is unavailable to the player who has already
gone All-In. When a player goes All-in, the pot currently at the center of
the table, which has contributions from him/her as well, is treated as the
main pot, over which the All-in player has rights. After the player goes
all-in, all the new bets are placed in a side pot, over which only the
contributing players have rights. The All-in player does not have any
rights over the side pot. The side pot is then given to the next winning
combination.
Upon completion of the final round of betting, the best hand wins the pot.
(The pot may also be won by someone who bets without being called at any
time during the hand.). Your "hand" is determined by using the
best five of seven cards. A combination of the following may be used -
- Five cards from the seven dealt to you
- One board (community) card and four of the cards dealt to
you.
On the final round of betting, the player who bets first
(or checks first if no one else bets) is required to show their cards
first at the showdown. If they have the best hand, the remaining players
may/may not show their cards as they wish. The aggressors’ hand is only
turned over first if he was the last to initiate action on the river.
There is a set rank of cards, which is used for deciding the
winning combination. To view the various ranks that are possible, click
here
If two or more hands are the same ranking,
the winner is the one having the higher cards. For example, a Flush with
an Ace high beats a Flush with a King high. If the poker hands remain
tied, then the highest card not being held in common (the kicker)
determines the winner.
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