SEVEN CARD STUD ONLINE

Seven Card Stud is a popular classic poker game which is probably the best known of all poker games. In Seven Card Stud, players are dealt seven cards throughout the course of the hand, but only the best five-card hand possible for each player is used to determine the winner of the pot.

Before a game of Seven Card Stud starts, all players pony up an ante which is a nominal amount. Each seven card stud player is dealt two hidden hole cards and one exposed card. The player with the lowest exposed card is the "bring-in", and is forced to make a bet of either half a small bet or a full small bet. Action continues clockwise around the table until wagering is complete for the round.

Then, each player receives an exposed card, called Fourth Street. The first player to act is the player whose exposed cards have the highest poker value. The player may either check or bet. If no player shows a pair amongst his or her exposed cards, the bet will be a small bet. If any player shows a pair, the betting can be opened for a big bet.

Each player then receives another exposed card, called "5th Street". Again, the first player to act is the poker player whose exposed cards have the highest poker value.

Then each player at the table receives another exposed card, called "6th Street". Again, the first player to act is the individual whose exposed cards have the highest poker value.

Each player now receives a 7th and final card, which is dealt face down and known only to the player in which the card is dealt to. The first player to act is the player whose exposed cards have the highest poker value.

If there is more than one remaining player when the final betting round is complete, the last bettor or raiser shows his or her cards. If there was no wager on the final round, the player whose exposed cards have the highest poker value shows his or her cards first.

The player with the best 5 card hand wins the whole pot. In the event of identical hands, the pot will be equally divided between the players with the best hands resulting in a push.

After the pot is awarded to the winning Seven Card Stud player, a new game of Seven Card Stud is ready to begin.

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