Each player is dealt a sixth card face up.There is a third betting round ( fifth street). Each player is dealt a fifth card face up.There is a second betting round ( fourth street). Each player is dealt a fourth card face up.There is a betting round ( third street). Each player is dealt two cards face down and one face up.The sequence of events is as follows (as usual the cards are dealt clockwise one at a time): When 8 play there is the problem that the cards may run out towards the end of the deal. Players and CardsĪ standard 52-pack is used and from 2 to 8 players can take part. See the poker rules page for an introduction to these, and the poker betting and poker hand ranking pages for further details. This page assumes some familiarity with the general rules and terminology of poker. Seven-card stud works well as a high-low game, and there is also a low only form known as Razz.

At the showdown players use any five of their seven cards to make the best poker hand. Each player is dealt a seven-card hand, some of the cards being face up, with several betting rounds during the deal.

This has become one of the most popular forms of poker, both in formal play and in home poker where it is the basis of numerous variants. Deuces and Jacks and the Man with the Axe.

This game is a seven card stud