Have You Heard about Seven-Card Stud Poker?
Still an Old Favorite
Though Hold ‘Em and Omaha games have the highest number of fans, seven-card Stud continues to remain as an old favorite among many of the poker players. Seven-card Stud is also as simple as Hold ‘Em, the only crucial fact in the former is remembering the card which you throw away as you can not use it for improving your hand as the game proceeds. But you will be saved from the trouble if you are playing online as you can use tools such as spreadsheet to keep the complete track of discarded cards. If you are not playing seven-card Stud online then you have to use the best part of your memory.
An Overview about the Game
The game begins with posting of ante by all the players. In $2–$4 seven-card Stud games, the typical ante will be 25¢. While eight players can play in online seven-card Stud, the ante of all the players will add up to the small bet $2. The cards are dealt to the players after the posting of ante where each player will receive three cards. Two of the dealt cards will be face down while one card will be face up. The game of seven-card Stud begins after the cards are dealt.