Raise the Stakes Poker

7 Card Stud is a much loved variation of poker. The problem is that it is also notoriously popular in movies and television shows, and that is where a lot of people “learn” how to play it. Needless to say, the lessons there are not entirely correct, so hopefully the next couple of posts will be able to clear up some things.

First of all, knowing how to play 7 Card Stud makes a great basis for learning other variations of poker, like Texas Hold ‘Em and Omaha. The ranking order for hands and cards is the same as it is in most other versions of poker.

A Royal Flush, for example, is the highest hand you can get, followed by: a Straight Flush; four of a kind; a Full House; a Flush; a Straight; three of a kind; two pair; one pair; and a high card. It is harder to be dealt a high hand in this version, because there aren’t any community cards.