7-card stud is the most basic poker game. In fact it is still very much alive unlike, draw poker that is now termed as old school and 5-card stud is too rare to even speak about. It is a game of choice for the hard-nut players. The rules of this game are as follows:

This game is defined by its betting limit. The lower stakes games are usually between $2-$4 and the higher limit games are between $10-$20. To my sheer surprise, I have seen a land stud game at $100-$200 or even higher. But, such high limits are not available on the net. The game's betting limits tells the player pretty much everything they want to know about the game. What I mean is that, they know everything in terms of the nature of the game, the expectations of the players playing the game and the size of the bankroll one requires to play this game.

The minimum stud buy-in limit is usually 10 times more than the lowest limit i.e. it is $20 for a $2 game. But nobody, including me, who has played this game, will ever recommend playing with the minimum limit.

In this game, a bet anywhere between $10-$20 is considered to be a beginners game. A player needs high level of skills to play the games with higher limits. A beginner or a player with any lesser skills will find it very difficult to play the higher limit games.

Ante is a mandatory thing in the 7-card stud game. It keeps on changing according to the betting limits.10% is the minimum ante that is required. Though this 10% is usually for a lower limit game with betting limit of a maximum $10. In case of games where the betting limit is $100 or more, the ante is usually up to 25%.

Though you must have heard it the umpteenth time, it can never be truer than the game of 7-card stud. The truth is that all the above-mentioned rules are just the beginning of the game. It is actually the strategy and the individuals skill set that really make the game. For tips on the game, please refer to the 7-card stud tips page on the website.