| 7-Card Stud, Casino Style |
| This popular form of stud poker is most often played in casinos and card houses, with the intention of getting the betting action started. Two cards are dealt face down to each player, followed by one card dealt face up. Normally, the highest single exposed card starts the first betting round. But in this game, the player showing the lowest card must place a mandatory "blind" bet (no player may check in the first round). If more than one player has the same lowest rank, the first bettor is determined by the alphabetical order of the names of the suits. For example, if Player 1 shows the deuce of Spades and Player 2 shows the deuce of Clubs, Player 2 bets first. Three more cards are dealt face up to each player, with a betting round after each one. The seventh card is dealt "down and dirty" to each remaining player, followed by a final betting round. In the showdown, you may use any five of your seven cards to form your poker hand. It typically takes two pairs to win this game. |
| 7-Card Stud, English Style |
| As stud poker is commonly played in England, each player is dealt two cards face down and one card face up, like in 7-Card Stud. There is a betting round, and then two more face-up cards are dealt with a betting round after each one. Each active player may elect to discard one card and replace it from the deck as in draw poker. The drawn card is dealt face up or down according to the discarded card. There is then a fourth betting round, after which each player may discard and draw one more card as before. With each player still having only five cards, there is a final betting round and a showdown for the best high hand. A high pair is a fairly good hand, but two pairs will win often. |
| This variation of 7-card stud features an eighth community card shared among all players. Each player is dealt two cards face down, and one card face up. After a betting round, a single "spit" card is dealt face up to the widow. Each player is dealt three more face-up cards with a betting round after each one. The last card is dealt "down and dirty" to each remaining player, followed by a final betting round. In the showdown, you may use any five of your seven cards, plus the spit card, to form your poker hand. It typically takes a straight or better to win this game. |
| There are many variations of 8-Card Stud, but this lively one is played for both high and low hands. Two cards are dealt face down and four face up, then two more face down. There are six betting rounds, one after each of the face-up cards and one after each of the last two face-down cards. You may use any five of your eight cards in the showdown to make either your best high hand, your best low hand, or both. The pot is split each way. You'll need at least three-of-a-kind to win high, and with so many cards you'll probably need a seven-high (or lower) with no pairs to win the low pot. |
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