Probably the most traditional of all poker games, Seven Card Stud is played using a standard 52 card deck and can be played by up to nine players in any one game, depending on the type of players in the game.
The dealer will burn one card and then proceed to deal two cards face down to each player and a third card face up for all to see. At this time, the betting rounds begin. In some versions of this game, an ante and a bring-in bet are used. As betting takes place, players can choose to stay in and call the bet, stay in and raise the bet, or fold. As each round of betting concludes, the remaining players are dealt another up card after a burn card is dealt out by the dealer. The rounds 4th street through to 6th street, as the rounds are commonly called, are all played in the same way, and all cards are dealt face up. Finally, on 7th street, one last card is dealt face down and the final round of betting takes place.
From 4th street onwards, all betting rounds are started by the player showing the highest hand in his showing cards. If not enough players have folded when it gets to the later streets, the burn cards can then be used to finish-out the deal. If there still are not going to be enough cards for each remaining player to get their last card, then one community card will be dealt face up to act as all the remaining players 7th street card.