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seven card stud poker
Updated In February, 2012 - Seven card stud was once the most popular card game in the world. This was back in the "Old West" days of poker. Back then riverboat and virtually every western tavern was a mini casino and poker room. Seven card stud is still a very popular game today but nowhere near as much as Hold'em poker. Even today many "brick and mortar' casinos offer seven card stud. Stud is like a fine wine, it takes a certain type of person to appreciate it. hold'em on the other hand is like beer. It's a crude imitation of Stud that lacks elegance and finesse but is still the favorite game of the masses. Stud is an acquired taste and you'll notice that it takes a different breed of poker player to excel at it. Out of the 3 main stud poker games: Razz, Stud & Stud HL, seven card stud is the most popular. where to play seven card stud?
You can play seven card stud online and nearly every poker room but most have traffic issues. Just because they offer stud doesn't mean that there will be active real money tables at the stakes you want to play at. This is true for all of the seven card stud games. With this in mind most seven card stud players have flocked to the larger poker rooms like Full Tilt Poker, Party Poker and Absolute Poker. These three rooms represent a good percentage of the total stud poker community. You will receive a special sign up bonus at each of these rooms when you enter in our special bonus codes.
- 2011 Full Tilt Poker review - $600 bonus + freerolls, U.S. players welcome.
- 2011 Party Poker review - $500 bonus + freerolls, U.S. players not allowed.
- 2011 Absolute Poker review - $500 bonus + freerolls, U.S. players welcome.
seven card stud rules
Stud is a very easy game to learn. You get two hole cards, four up cards and one final hole card. 7 card stud uses antes instead of blinds. Most will be familiar with this concept. Antes are used at a vast majority of home poker games. Each player will put in a certain amount, ranging from $.02 to $500 depending on the stakes and the dealer will give each player 2 hole cards and one up card. Whoever has the lowest up card will be forced to complete the ante, which is called the "Bring In". For example, if you are playing at a $1/2 table the ante will be $.10 and the bring in will be $.50. You will get 3 more up cards and one more hole card, with a betting round in between each. The player with the best five card hand wins the pot. Read our seven card stud strategy article to learn the finer points on how to become a winning 7 card stud poker player.
