In seven card stud, there are 5 rounds of betting, one more than in Hold 'em and Omaha. However, in high-stakes stud games, the betting is quite similar to these other games. In each hand, there are two bet sizes. For example, if you play $10-$20 stud, during the first two rounds of betting, in the high stakes games, all bets and raises are of the smaller increment which in this case would be $10. Then for the next three rounds, all bets and raises are of the higher increment ($20).
In lower stakes stud, it is common to run into spread limit where the betting options are broader. Probably the most common form of stud is 1-5 stud, where anyone at almost anytime can bet between $1 and $5 (in $1 amounts, not $1.84 or $1.22). However, once someone has opened for $3 for example, you can't raise $1, a raise has to be at least as large as twice the preceding bet.

Seven-Card stud is an ante game and has no reason for blinds that are used in Hold 'em. Before each hand is dealt, everyone antes the same amount that is generally set between one tenth and one fourth of a full bet. (In a $5-$10 game, ante could be $0.50 or even $1, just depends where you play). One point to remember is that if the antes are big, you need to be prepared to play a lot more hands than in games where the antes are small or you can find yourself looking at a disappearing chip stack.

The dealer first puts everyone's antes into the pot then deals two cards to each player face down and one card face up, one at a time. So everyone starts with two 'hole cards' and one face up card.
On the first round, the player dealt the lowest up card is required to start the action, known as a 'bring-in' bet. If there is a tie, suits are used to break the tie. This bring-in bet is usually set at one third of the standard bet but this can vary from casino to casino. If suits do come into play when determining who has the low card, the lowest suit is clubs followed by diamonds, hearts then spades. An easy way to remember this order is that the first letters of each name - C, D, H then S for spades are in alphabetical order from lowest to the highest. The only thing is that apart from the 'bring-in' bet, suits don't matter in poker. A Royal flush of spades or of diamonds are of equal value.
After the bring in bet has been posted it is then the player to the left of this bet to act. They can either fold, call or raise. Raising at this point is a little tricky, as the very first raise in the first round merely increases the bring-in bet to a full bet amount, which is called "completing the bet". The action then moves round the table, clockwise, with each player having the same options as to fold, call or raise. When the round is complete the dealer then deals another up card to each player who hasn't folded their hands. Now at this point each player has two "hole cards" plus two face up cards. Then the second round of betting begins.
The second round is somewhat different from the first round of betting. During the first round, a player holding the worst door card was required to make a small predetermined bet. For the rest of the rounds, the player holding the best cards acts first, but is not forced to bet, they have the option of checking. By this point, the betting is now at the lower of the limits in the game ($10 in a $10-$20 game or $1 in a $1-$5 game). If, however, anyone has made an open pair in their first two up cards, these players have an additional option. Apart from having the smaller bet option ($10 or $1 in our examples) they can also go straight to the higher bet that is usually reserved for third round betting.
After the betting is complete, it is now time for the third round. The dealer will deal another face up card to all active players and the third betting round will begin. The player with the best visible cards will begin and has the option of checking or betting the higher limit number ($20 in our $10-$20 example). Once again after everyone has acted and the betting is over the dealer will deal another face up card to everyone still playing in the hand and the fourth round of betting will begin. At this point, all active players will have two hole cards and four face up cards in front of them.
After the fourth round is over, players will get one final card, this time face down and with the previous rounds, the player with the best showing hand starts with either checking or betting. This is the final round of betting and once this is complete the player with the best hand wins.

Two other forms of Stud games are seven card stud low (razz) and seven card high-low split (stud eight or better). Both these games are dealt in the same way as seven card stud with the only difference being who makes the bring-in bets and who bets first during the hand

Betting structures for Razz

There are two exceptions to the betting structure for Razz when compared to seven card stud. The bring-in bet is made by the person who has the highest card, not the lowest, and the person showing the lowest cards in the later rounds begins the action, not the person with the highest hand.
In Razz you are trying to make the best low hand. The best possible low hand is 5-4-3-2-A followed by 6-4-3-2-A.

Betting structure Seven-card stud Eight or Better

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