Seven Card Stud.

Seven personal cards revealed street by street.

2–7 players in this guide6 min to learn

THE DEFINING TWIST

Best five of seven for high; visible cards guide the action.

Stud

Illustrative hand · explore the result in Read the Table

YOUR GUIDE TO THIS VERSION

Know your table.

Guide: 2–7 with burns and shared seventh fallback. Eight-handed stud needs the source’s full card-shortage procedures.

Prepare. Use 52 cards; agree ante, bring-in and fixed limits.
This game has no blinds.
Third street. Ante. Deal two cards down and one up each.
Keep downcards private.
Bring-in. Lowest upcard posts bring-in; continue clockwise.
Ties: clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades, low first.
Fourth street. Burn; deal one upcard each. Bet.
The highest exposed hand starts this and later rounds.
Fifth street. Burn; deal another upcard. Bet.
Use the larger fixed bet from here.
Sixth street. Burn; deal another upcard. Bet.
Four cards are now face up.
Seventh street. Burn; deal final card down. Bet.
If insufficient cards remain, deal one shared face-up final card instead.
Showdown. Best five-card high wins. Split equal hands.
Use any five of seven. Fourth-street open pairs may allow the larger bet; agree beforehand.

Established poker game; not a Deal Different invention. Explanatory presentation and examples by Deal Different.

Curated by Maanas Chopra · reviewed October 2026 · session times are estimates