Seven card stud is the most played variation of poker in the world.

The Game In seven card stud, you get seven cards, successively. Three of them are dealt face down, only you will know what they are. Four are dealt face up, so that all players can see them. When all cards are out, you can combine any five of your seven cards to the best poker hand.

Seven card stud is played with antes not blinds. Before the cards are dealt, each player posts a mandatory bet to create a starting pot. The ante is normally 10% of the small bet.

Then the first betting round takes place, starting with the player with the lowest displayed card. If two players have equally high cards, the one to the left of the dealer begins. The first player to act must bet but has the choice of betting either a small bet or half a small bet. If half a bet is made, the following players can either call that bet or raise to a full small bet. (Or fold - you can always fold.)

Third street When the first betting round is finished, each player receives their theirs card face up., now the player with the best cards starts the betting round.

Fourth Street :The second betting round takes place. Each player then receives their fourth card face up

Fifth street. The third betting round takes place, starting with the player who shows the best card hand. Each player then receives their fourth card face up

Sixth street. The fourth betting round takes place, starting with the player who shows the best three card hand. Each player receives their sixth card face up

Seventh street (river) It is dealt face down, concealed to the other players.

The fifth betting round takes place, again starting with the player who shows the best four card hand.

Show Down.Each player receives a seventh and final card, Now the last betting round takes place.If more than one player remains in the hand after the betting, there is a showdown. The best high hand wins. If there are not enough cards left to deal a seventh card to all remaining players, the river is dealt face up on the board. It works as a community card, which all players can use to form their poker hand.