Stud Betting Procedures

Does anyone know a place on the internet where I could get a simple explanation governing the order of betting from round to round in 7 card stud (high only)? I am trying to learn another game beside hold 'em, so I picked up S & M's Seven card Stud for Adv. Players. The only problem is they assume you know the basics of who "brings it in" on the first round, who starts the betting on each successive round, and whether after that the betting precedes in a clockwise manner or not like in hold 'em. I also get confused about the blind and ante structure in stud. I could buy a basic book like Roy West's but am trying to save money right now. I was just wondering if anyone knew a place on the internet I could go to learn these basic rules of procedure (blind/ante structure, rules for order of betting). I want to play stud sometime in a casino, but will look like an idiot if I don't even know who bets in what order from round to round. Thanks, Tim

1. Lowest card brings-in first round. 2. Highest hand up has the first option to check or bet every round after the first. (Note the high hand can change from round to round.)


Always in a clockwise motion like Hold'Em.


Betting structure depends entirely on the game.

Thanks iammojay, I appreciate it. One question: What about blinds and antes? I take it there are no blinds and was wondering if there are antes (in casino play). Or is the low card bring in on the first round forced? Sorry these are such basic questions. Thanks again, Tim

Tim,


Small stud games like 1-3, 1-4, and most 1-5 do not have antes. Just low card bring ins. Generally you will not find antes till the 3-6 structured ( and up ) games.


Good Luck, CJ

iammojay's description is right for games where there is a non-playing dealer, and many homes games also use those rules. You don't have to do it that way, however. It's actually fairly common in player-dealt home games for the first hand after the dealer to act first on the first round of betting. For subsequent rounds, the high-hand-first rule usually applies, though not always. The only reason for the low-hand-brings-it-in rule in cardroom games is because there is no dealer button, and you don't want to always start the betting in the same position.

When you use the rule that the first player to the left of the dealer is first to act, you can have blinds. For example, if the player in seat 2 is currently the dealer and you want to have two blinds, seats 3 and 4 would post blinds and seat 5 would be first to act.

Thanks guys. So I guess if you just have blinds in home games, that means you don't in casino stud games? If that is the case and the guy with the low upcard doesn't want to bring it in and folds, does it just go to the next lowest card and he has the option of bringing it in, and then if he folds it goes to the 3rd lowest upcard, etc.? I would guess if there are no blinds in casino play you would have antes for everyone also. Maybe this is all wrong but I am just guessing based on your posts. Thanks, Tim