Other Stud Variations

• 2 to 7

  • Players:

    3-7.

  • Initial deal:

    Same as 7-card stud.

  • Play:

    Aces are always played high. Straights and flushes count.

  • Winner:

    Low hand wins. The lowest hand is 2-3-4-5-7, hence, 2 to 7.

• 7's take all

  • Players:

    3-7

  • Initial deal:

    7 cards.

  • Play:

    Normal 7 card stud, no wilds, except a pair of 7's is the highest possible hand. You cannot have three 7's anywhere in your 7 cards. Only a pair counts. It gets very interesting when a seven gets dealt up.

• Auction

  • Players:

    3-7

  • Initial deal:

    two cards down to each player

  • Play:

    A number of cards equal to the number of players is turned up in the middle of the table. Each person then secretly chooses an amount of at least the minimum bet and places it in their hand. Then everyone drops their coins at once. The person who "bid" highest gets chooses one of the up cards and adds it to his hand, leaving it face up in front of him. The person who "bid" second highest chooses next, and so forth. If more than one person bid the same amount, then the person nearest a spot rotating clockwise from the left of the dealer chooses first with the other people choosing in clockwise order. All bids are added to the pot. This continues until all people have 7 cards. Then there is a single betting round starting with the high hand on the table, followed by a high/low/both declaration and a showdown.

  • Winner:

    High and low hands split.