Fixed Limit Seven Card Stud Rules

March 22, 2010

Since the days of the Old West, seven stud poker has been a favorite among poker players all over the world.  In online poker rooms, seven card stud remains one of the most-played games on the lineup – and nearly every poker room “worth its salt” will have a few versions of seven card stud, including fixed limit seven card stud. To become a decent player of fixed limit seven card stud, players certainly need to understand and learn the Stud rules governing play in this exciting old standby poker game.   Using the TAG poker strategy is best for 7 card stud.  I tend to play at UB Poker mostly because they offer 70+ casino games.

The Bring In

Fixed limit seven card stud is an ante game, which means that there is mandatory bidding before the action starts. Before the first card is dealt to the players, everyone must ante.  After the ante, the dealer will deal two cards face up and one card faced down to each player on the table.  The player with the lowest card of the two facing up must make the first bet; this first bet is referred to as the “bring in.”  If two or more players have the same value card face up on the table, then the suit rank will take precedence.  The rank in order is:  Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades.  Spades is the highest value, and Clubs is the lowest.

Once the “bring in” bet is placed, each player to the left of the player who made the “bring in” bet can call, fold, or raise.  The “bring in” amount is typically one half of the lower stakes in the game.  For example, if you are playing at a $2/$4 table, and you are the one that must place the “bring in” bet, the “bring in” will be $1.  This round is also known as Third Street.

During the next round (Fourth Street), each player at the table will be dealt one card face up.  Betting will then commence.  The person that has the highest hand made out of the cards that are facing up (also called the porch cards) will bet first.  As in the previous round, the player to the left of the player who began the betting process will commence with folding, raising, or calling their hand.

The Increased Stakes

When Fifth Street rolls around, all players will be dealt another card face up, and will then make bets that are at the higher stake.  In the example above of $2/$4 stakes, $4 will be the bet.  Betting will stay at these limits during Sixth Street and Seventh Street play.  On Sixth Street, players will be dealt another card face up, and finally on Seventh Street the remaining players will be each dealt a card face down.

When betting on Seventh Street is finished, the last player who either raised the pot or bet, must show their cards first.  Once that player has shown his hand, the player to the left shows their hand and continues in a clockwise direction.   Once all cards have been shown, the winner will be determined as being the player with the best five out of seven cards using traditional poker hand rank values.  If during play the deck should become exhausted, the dealer may place one card in the center of the table as a community card that can be used by all players around the table to make their best fixed limit seven card stud hand.

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