In addition, Stud is a component of HORSE and other mixed game tournaments throughout the country so it is certainly a game worth learning. The popularity of Seven Card Stud took a huge hit as a result of the Hold’em boom however, the games in Atlantic City and Foxwoods are still plentiful and action filled. When compared with flop and draw games, stud games have an extra betting round. The fourth, fifth, and sixth street cards are dealt face up while seventh is dealt down. On the successive betting rounds the highest ranked hand acts first and the action continues around the table clockwise. As the action moves around the table, players may raise a completion with the usual maximum for the round being four raises or in this case $80. For example, in a typical $20/$40 game everyone antes $3, the forced bring is $5, and completing the bet would be $20.
This player has the option to fold, call the bring-in or “complete” the bet to the lower betting limit. The player with the lowest card is then forced to bring in another bet and the action continues with the player to the immediate left of this “bring-in”. Every player antes and then “3 rd street “is dealt with two cards down and a “door card” face up. Seven Card Stud is an American classic but many players entering poker post Moneymaker boom may not have been exposed to the game.
