The real predecessor to texas hold'em. The game of 7 card stud is still very popular because of the small difference between it ad Texas hold'em and now you can enjoy it here on EuroSuperPoker.com. Here is how to play it:

Before the Deal:

• Players will buy-in for the posted amount. No short buys are permitted.
• Players will place an ante into the pot by selecting "I'm in." Your ante will be placed into the pot by default. You may turn off this feature under the settings menu in the game.

Opening Deal:

• The players will be dealt one card face down, then a second card face down, AND then a third card known as the "door card" will be dealt face up. A round of betting will occur starting with the player with the lowest card by value and suit. This is known as the "force" or "bring-in" bet.
• The player with the lowest card value (ace being high) will be the force. If 2 players have the same card it will then be determined by suits (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs)

Hole Cards		Door Card

Fourth Card (4th Street):

• The next card to be dealt into the game will be the fourth card the players will receive in their hand. This is called "4th street."
• The dealer will burn one card off the top of the deck and then always deals to the player closest to the dealer's left and, moving clockwise around the table, will deal each one card face up. A round of betting will occur starting with the player with the highest two-card value.
  Hole Cards Door Card 4th street
  

Hole Cards		Door Card		4th street

The player having the best hand on the board "has the action" and may make the initial bet of the round or check to the next player.

Fifth Card (5th Street):

• The next card to be dealt into the game will be the fifth card the players will receive in their hand. This is called "5th street."
• The dealer will burn one card off the top of the deck and then always deals to the player closest to the dealer's left and, moving clockwise around the table will deal each one card face up. After the fifth street all bets will be at the higher limit.

Hole Cards		Door Card		4th street		5th street

Sixth Card (6th Street):

Hole Cards		Door Card		4th street		5th street		6th street

Seventh Card (the River):

• Almost every poker player uses the term "the river" or "river" to describe the last card players will receive in the game. As always, we start with a burn card. The dealer will deal a card face down clockwise around the table.

Hole Cards		Door Card		4th street		5th street		6th street		River

Exception!
If there are 8 players who played all the way through the sixth card and are now about to be dealt their final card of the game, our dealer will only have one (1) card remaining in the deck. That's because 8 X 6 = 48 cards + the 3 burn cards that we burned on 4th, 5th and 6th streets will be a sum of 51 cards. Our rule in the case is as follows:

In the event there may not be enough cards remaining in the deck to deal each player a final card, the dealer will calculate if the burn cards plus any cards in the deck will allow each player to receive a final down card.

Now it's time for a showdown and the best 5 card hand, according to the universal hand rankings, win the pot!

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