Seven Card Stud is a popular, well-known form of poker. It is played
with upto eight players at the table.
The Seven Card Stud Game:
Before the start of the game, internally the PartyPoker.com system
generates a fresh deck of cards for the hand. On PartyPoker.com, we
use a single deck of cards to play a hand of poker, where a deck
refers to 52 cards excluding the jokers. Online poker rooms use what
is called the Random Number Generator (RNG) to shuffle a deck of cards
for the hand.
How does it work?
The system generates a random set of numbers, which are used to place
a card of the deck in a particular position. Once the complete deck is
created, the deck is used for that particular hand only.
We shuffle the deck of cards every time we start a hand, and the
random numbers previously generated are discarded and new ones
generated before the shuffle. The RNG code has been successfully
audited by BMM, Australia, and its integrity is verified daily.
BMM is one of the leading auditors of gaming solutions in the industry.
The First round:
A fresh table starts off with all the players posting the “ante” (putting
a predetermined amount in the pot before the cards are dealt). This
amount is based on the size of the game. While the ante amount is not
based on a set rule, the same is decided upon by the prevailing game
trends. For e.g. the ante amount for a 1/2 table is 25 cents while for
a 3/6 table, it is 50 cents. A new game on an active table starts with
all the players at the table posting antes.
In Seven-card stud poker, players receive seven cards, three
"down" cards and four "up" cards.
After the antes have been placed each player is dealt three cards (two
"down" cards and one "up" card). The
"up" card is also known as the "door card" or
"Third Street". The lowest "up" card must initiate
the action with a "Bring-In" bet. (If two or more players
have the same lowest card, the person who brings it in is determined
by suit order progressing from clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades.)
Each player is allowed one bet and three raises in each betting round.
To continue to play, players must take an action from what is
displayed to them on each "street" or betting round (unless
they are all-in).
The Second Round:
After the first round of betting another card is dealt face-up to each
player that still remains in the pot (those who didn't fold on "third
street"). This is "Fourth Street" (the second round of
betting). From "Fourth Street" on, the highest hand showing
begins the action by checking or betting. If a pair is showing on
"Fourth Street", players have the option to make a single or
double bet. If a player makes a single/double bet, the other players
may call, raise the single bet, raise the double bet or fold. In case
of a double bet, only an equal amount can be raised (to the extent of
the double bet).
The Third Round:
Upon completion of the betting on "fourth street", another
card is dealt face-up to those who remain in the pot. This is called
"Fifth Street" (the third round of betting - which doubles
(the value of each bet is double of what was available in the first
two rounds) - and continues at this amount for the remaining betting
rounds). The highest hand showing again starts the action by checking
or betting.
The Fourth Round:
Upon the completion of betting on "fifth street", another
card is dealt face-up. This is "Sixth Street" (fourth
betting round).
The Fifth Round:
The final card is dealt down. The last card is also known as the
"River Card" or "Seventh Street" (final round of
betting).
Some standard rules
A maximum of four bets, which includes one bet, and three raises are
allowed for each betting round per player. To continue to play,
players must take an action from what is displayed to them on each
"street" or betting round (unless they are all-in). The term
cap is used to describe the final raise in a round since betting is
then capped and no one can make another raise. Once capped, players
will have the option of calling or folding only. Folding can be done
at any stage of the game. The action of folding basically shows the
player cards being moved to the dealer. The player from then on would
not be considered as part of the game. He/she would not have any
rights over any pots created on the table.
Poker is typically played "table stakes", meaning only the
chips in play at the beginning of each hand may be used throughout the
hand. This means that the player cannot get additional funds from the
cashier while he is in the midst of a game. The table stakes rule has
an application called the "All-In" rule, which states that a
player cannot be forced to forfeit a hand because the player does not
have enough chips to call a bet.
Exceptions to the value of betting in each round:
A player who does not have enough chips to call a bet is declared
All-In. The player is eligible for the portion of the pot to the point
of his final wager. All further action involving other players takes
place in a "side pot", which is unavailable to the player
who has already gone All-In. When a player goes All-in, the pot
currently at the center of the table, which has contributions from him/her
as well, is treated as the main pot, over which the All-in player has
rights. After the player goes all-in, all the new bets are placed in a
side pot, over which only the contributing players have rights. The
All-in player does not have any rights over the side pot. The side pot
is then given to the next winning combination. For more details on the
disconnection policy at PartyPoker.com, please visit:
disconnection
policy
As this is a multi player game, the players are expected to play
within a set time frame, the actions during their turn. On
PartyPoker.com we provide players with approximately 30 seconds to
play with. Initially the player is given 10 seconds, after which there
is a timer countdown, which is displayed on the table for 20 seconds.
The user goes all-in if he has contributed some money to the pot;
otherwise his hand is folded in case he/she does not respond in time.
The system is intelligent in detecting if the player has got
disconnected or not. This means if a players gets disconnected and
reconnects back and he has some seconds left for his turn, then he is
given an additional 20 seconds to play his turn. But if the player is
not able to connect back to the table before the time elapses, then
the player goes All-in. All-in basically means that the player is in
the game, but would not be an active player (placing any bets).
Whatever pot is collected till this time is referred as the main pot,
and the all-in player has rights (if he wins) to this pot only. After
this the money that is bet on the table is added to a side pot, over
which the all-in player does not have any rights (if he wins).
Upon completion of the final round of betting, the best hand wins the
pot. (The pot may also be won by someone who bets without being called
at any time during the hand.). Your "hand" is determined by
using the best five of seven cards. A combination of the following may
be used -
Five cards from the seven dealt
to you
One board (community) card and
four of the cards dealt to you.
On the final round of betting,
the player who bets first (or checks first if no one else bets) is
required to show their cards first at the showdown. If they have the
best hand, the remaining players may/may not show their cards as they
wish. The aggressors’ hand is only turned over first if he was the
last to initiate action on the river.
There is a set rank of cards, which
is used for deciding the winning combination. To view the various
ranks that are possible, click here
If two or more
hands are the same ranking, the winner is the one having the higher
cards. For example, a Flush with an Ace high beats a Flush with a King
high. If the poker hands remain tied, then the highest card not being
held in common (the kicker) determines the winner.
The suit order of the cards is not taken into account while deciding
on the winning cards. PartyPoker.com follow standard rules of poker.
Should poker hands be absolutely identical in ranking, the rule of
poker pot distribution will be split evenly between the two or more
winning players. If there is an odd chip, the winning player to the
left of the button/dealer will receive it. This applies to both play
money and poker for real money.
For all the five rounds of betting, the house based on set rules
collects a commission, which is known as the rake in poker terminology.
The rules set at PartyPoker are:
ALL MONEY GAMES will be raked
according to the chart below:
