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•As per normal poker rules - playing and betting proceeds in a clockwise direction.
•All Players must first ante before they receive their initial cards, except the $0.50/$1 game which has no ante.
•There are five betting rounds in a complete game of Seven-Card Stud, not including the ante.
•On the first round of betting, the Player with the lowest value door card "brings-in" and starts the betting - equal to at least half the minim bet for the game. In proceeding rounds, the Player with the highest hand initiates the betting. If hands tie, the Player to the left of the dealer acts first.
•Betting increments in the game determine the bets. In a game of $2 and $4 betting increments, the first two rounds of betting and raising are set at the lower level of $2, the other three rounds of betting and raising are set at the higher level of $4.
•The exception to this rule is if any Player displays a pair with their 2 face-up cards on 4th Street. In this circumstance, all Players have the option to bet either the lower limit or the higher limit. If a Player bets the higher limit, then all subsequent raises must be made at the higher limit.
•The maximum allowable number of bets per Player during any betting round is four. This includes a (1) bet, (2) raise, (3) re-raise, and (4) cap. The term cap is used to describe the 3rd raise in a round since betting is then capped and can't be raised further. Once capped, Players will have only the option of calling or folding.
•In betting rounds where Players have folded, the first active Player left of the Disc/Dealer is first to act.
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