Going Deeper into Seven-Card Stud
Seven-Card Stud is a game of contrasts. Start with a big pair, or a medium pair and a couple of high side cards, and you want to play against only...
Identifying Winning Hands
Winning Seven-Card Stud generally takes a fairly big hand (usually two pair, with jacks or queens as the big pair). In fact, if all the players in a seven- player...
Antes, the Deal, and the Betting Structure, Oh My
Before the cards are dealt, each player posts an ante, which is a fraction of a bet. Each Poker game begins as a chase for the antes, so this money...
What to Do If You’ve Never Played Seven-Card Stud Poker
Seven-Card Stud is the most popular of all the stud games, and has been since it first appeared sometime around the Civil War. There are also six-and five- card variants,...