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5 Card Stud: In a stud game, cards are dealt
down (called “hole” cards) and up. Players will get five
cards by the end of the game with which to make up a
five card hand. 5 Card Stud is not an easy game.
“Chasing” flushes and straights is dangerous, and most
will say that unless you have pairs or a three of a
kind, staying in past the first couple of rounds is a
folly.
As I mentioned, some cards are dealt up (depending on
what variant you play). The official game of 5 Card Stud
has one card dealt down and one card dealt up at the
start of the game. There’s a round of betting, and then
another card is dealt up. This repeats twice more,
followed by one final round of betting. Then, whatever
player that is still in with the best five-card hand is
the winner.
The rounds go as such:
Ante + Deal of One Card Up and One Card Down
Round of Betting
One Card Dealt Up
Round of Betting
One Card Dealt Up
Round of Betting
One Card Dealt Up
Round of Betting
7 Card Stud: This game is played much like 5
Card Stud, just with more cards (hence the name). Like
in 5 Card Stud, cards are dealt to each player up and
down. The game starts with two cards dealt down and one
card dealt up. There’s a round of betting, and then
another card is dealt up. This is repeated twice. There
is a round of betting followed by one more card being
dealt down. One last round finishes off the game.
Keep in mind that while you get seven cards, you are
only supposed to create a five-card hand. This gives you
a bit more leeway for making a decent hand than 5 Card
Stud does.
The rounds go as such:
Ante + Deal of Two Cards Down and One Card Up
Round of Betting
One Card Up
Round of Betting
One Card Up
Round of Betting
One Card Up
Round of Betting
One Card Down
Round of Betting
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