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How to Play Seven Card Stud Poker

Once you know how to play, it's time to gather your players and shuffle up and deal!

1. Cards are shuffled and each player submits an ante.
2. The dealer gives each player three cards, one at a time, going in a clockwise direction. The first two cards are dealt face down with the third being dealt face up.
3. The player with the lowest face up card starts and is required to bet the "bring-in." Betting continues in a clockwise manner with each player calling the bet, raising or folding.
4. Each player remaining in the hand receives another card, face up, known as "fourth street."
5. A second round of betting follows, with the player with the highest visible card starting the betting. Each player can check, call, raise or fold.
6. The fifth card, "fifth street," is dealt to each player, face up as well. Betting continues, starting with the person with the highest visible card(s).
7. The sixth card, "sixth street," is dealt to each remaining player, also face up. Betting continues, again starting with the person with the highest face-up card(s).
8. A seventh and final card is dealt to each player, this time face down. A final round of betting occurs.
9. Players remaining in the hand flip their cards over, showing their hand. The player with the highest hand wins the pot.http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/stud/

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How to Play Horse Poker

1. Played in the same manner as seven-card stud, play opens with each player betting an ante.
2. The dealer gives each player seven cards, again in the two down, four up and one down manner, with betting rounds to separate each round of dealing after the first three cards are dealt and between each additional card after that.
3. At the end of the hand, players form their best five-card hand. Players can select a high hand, using a standard order of rankings, like in Texas hold'em, or use a low hand, making their best combination of low cards, which can contain an eight or lower only.
4. The pot is split equally between the hand with the highest rank and the hand with the lowest rank. Should no hand contain an eight or lower to qualify for the low portion of the pot, the hand ranking the highest will win the entire pot.

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How to Play Anaconda Poker

While the rules and ranking of hands in anaconda poker are very similar to that of seven-card stud, the gameplay is significantly different.

1. Each player bets an ante amount, which should be a fraction of the minimum bet amount decided upon by players at each table.
2. Starting with the player to his or her immediate left, the dealer gives each player seven cards, all face down.
3. An opening round of betting occurs, with each player permitted to check, bet, raise, call or fold.
4. Each player selects three cards to pass to the left. The cards are placed face down in front of the left-most neighbor. All players must select their three cards before looking at the cards they will receive.
5. Another round of betting occurs, again with players allowed to check, bet, raise, call or fold.
6. The second round of passing follows, this time with each player selecting two cards to pass to their neighbor to the left.
7. Players bet again, with the same options of checking, betting, raising, calling or folding.
8. A final round of passing occurs, using a single card to pass to their neighbor to the left.
9. One final round of betting follows, with each player checking, betting, raising, calling or folding, based on their final hand.
10. Starting with the first player to the left of the dealer, players flip their cards face up, showing their best five-card hand. The player with the highest-ranking hand wind the pot.
11. The dealer shifts one seat clockwise, the cards and ...

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How to Play Oxford Stud Poker

Understanding your hands in Oxford Stud is important. As with all Seven Card Stud poker games, Oxford Stud hands are the best five cards out of seven.

The best five card combination of cards will or can include both your hole cards and all three community cards or both hole cards along with your face up card and two of the community cards, which ever combination gives you the best possible hand.

Hand ranking is the same in Oxford Stud as it is in most other poker games like stud, Texas Holdem, and Omaha, to understand hand ranking check out How to Play Poker to learn more.

Example hand: Your hole cards - Kc, 3s and your face up card – Ks. The community cards – Kh, 3c, Ad. This shows you have a full house (Kings full of threes). This is a great hand to draw out bets by under playing it or playing it loose aggressive.

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How to Play Razz Poker

The old saying “know when to hold them, know when to fold them” has never been more true then it is with Razz poker. No matter how good your hand may be in the beginning be prepared to fold them if they turn bad. When playing Razz it is important to play tight and plan timed attempts at stealing the antes when chances arise. Patience is a virtue.

The best possible three card starting hand you can hope for in Razz is A, 2, 3. Hands between Ace to five are good starting hands as long as no pairs come up. These starting hands will allow you a chance to raise and you should play them aggressively.

While playing Razz and working your strategy it is most important to be observant of other players up cards. By paying attention to other Razz players up cards you will gain an inside idea of their strength and weakness allowing you to capitalize on open door opportunities in betting. This will also allow you to achieve a good measure of your own hands strength and weakness and may be the difference between betting or folding your hand.http://www.poker-strategy.org/default.aspx?tabid=211

updated 2010-07-17 09:40:58

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