If you have not returned to the table in time to act on your hand, the hand will be killed in turn.

If you are not present at the table when it is your turn to act on your hand, you forfeit your ante and your forced bet, if any.

That player may fold, open for the amount of the forced bet, or open for a full bet. If your hand would have been the low card, as a result of the first card dealt faceup, action will start with the first hand to your left. If both hole cards are dealt up, you have a dead hand and receive your ante back. If your first or second hole card is accidentally turned up by the dealer, then your third card will be dealt down.In limits of $10-$20 and higher, dealers do not announce possible straight or flush. In all games, the dealer announces the low card, the high hand, all raises, and all pairs.If the player who makes the open pair on fourth street checks, then all other players still have the same options. If a $10 raise is made, then all other raises must be in increments of $10. If you bet $5, any succeeding player has the option to call $5, raise $5, or raise $10. For example: In a $5-$10 game, if you have a pair showing and you are the high hand, you may bet either $5 or $10. In all fixed-limit games, when an open pair is showing on fourth street (second upcard), any player has the option of betting either the lower or the upper limit.If the next player to act brings the bet to $15 (completion of the bet), three additional raises are then allowed. For example: In $15-$30 stud, the low card opens for $5. Completing an opening forced bet does not count as a raise, but merely as a completion of the bet.The player with the forced bet has the option of opening for a full bet.Ties are broken by position, with the player who received cards first acting first. On subsequent betting rounds, the high hand on board initiates the action.

A tie is broken by suit, with the lowest suit being forced to bet. The first round of betting is initiated with a forced bet by the lowest value upcard.If there is an open pair on the fourth card, any player has the option of making the smaller or larger bet. In all fixed-limit games, the smaller bet is wagered on the first two betting rounds, and the larger bet is wagered betting rounds on the last three. The best five-card poker hand wins the pot. After the last downcard is dealt, there is a final round of betting. Seven-card stud is played with two downcards and one upcard dealt before the first betting round, followed by three more upcards (with a betting round after each card).

Seven card stud card games