7 Cards Stud, 7 Cards Stud High

Card distribution

The pack consists of 52 cards (from 2 to Ace, without Jokers). From 2 to 10 people take part in the game.

The dealer gives out cards in casino. The game uses a small thing called the "dealer button" to indicate the dealer of each hand. Once a hand is completed, the dealer button moves clockwise to the next player. Every player gets two blind cards (hole cards) and one opened card. There aren’t any common cards in 7 Cards Stud.

Before beginning of the distribution all players have to put ante. Usually the player, who starts a betting round must put the ”bring-in“ bet. The player can choose between two kinds of bets: usually equal to half minimal bet and equal to the minimal bet.

The First Betting Round

The round starts with the player who has the weakest opened card. When everybody has cards with equal ranks, the player who will start a first betting round is chosen depending on colour (S, Í, D, Ñ).
The player can do the next actions:


Next players can do the same actions. After rise players can make the bet higher (re-raise). The quantity of re-raise depends on table rules (FL, PL). All players must put the same quantity of chips. Those chips is put into the pot and move to the center of the table. Chips are considered to be added to the pot immediately after the bet.

The Second Betting Round: Fourth Street

Dealer without opening put the top card to the center of the table (to other cards). He makes that for showing that the top card isn’t marked. Then dealer gives out one more opened card to players. The players who haven’t folded cards have four cards.

Then the second betting round begins. The first player with the best cards combination is the first to act (also the rest betting rounds). The player who starts the second betting round can make:

The Third Betting Round: Fifth Street

Dealer puts the top card to the center of the table (to other cards). Then dealer gives out one more opened card. The players who haven’t fold cards have five cards.

Then the third betting round begins for the same scheme as Fourth Street.

The Forth Betting Round: Sixth Street

Dealer put the top card to the center of the table (to another cards). Then dealer gives out one more opened card. The players who haven’t fold cards have six cards.

The Fifth Betting Round

Dealer put the top card to the center of the table (to other cards). Then dealer gives out one more blind card. The players who haven’t fold cards have seven cards.

After finishing betting rounds players open their cards by turns. The first player who shows his card is the one who has the best combination. The player with the weakest combination may not show his cards. He has the right to fold his cards without opening them (muck). Muck is a special place on the table for fold cards.

The player with the best combination wins and takes the pot. If players have the same hands they can divide the pot. If the pot cannot be divided into two parts, then the player who opened cards the first takes the rest (for example, 0,01 US dollars).

The distribution is finished. Dealer moves button chips clockwise to the next player. The pack is mixed and the dealer begins to give out again.

Notes:

Usually the seventh card is put in the center of the table and it is called “common”, but if it’s more than seven players and all of them take part in the game. It is going this way because there aren’t enough cards in the pack. Also cards which were folded before every betting round can be used by players.

During the game one specific situation may arise: the player doesn’t have enough chips to play back after the previous bat. In such case the player doesn’t have to fold cards, he may do all-in. So the next prize is allocated in such way:

So the next prize is allocated in such a way:
If the player with the smallest stack has the best hand, he takes only the main pot, and all side pots are played without his participation.
If the player with the second smallest stack has the best hand, he takes only the main pot and the first side pot (¹2), and all the remaining pots are played without his participation.

Accordingly if the player with the highest stacks has the best hand, this player takes all chips from all pots.

If all players who take part in cards distribution go all-in (betting rounds can’t be anymore), except one, then cards will open immediately, but not after river betting rounds. If nobody supports the bet (even if it’s big blind), the player who made the bet last time gets the pot. He may not open his cards.