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Online 7 Stud Video Poker

Added: July 3, 2013

There are a number of video poker variants offered at online casinos. Almost all of them follow the draw poker routine where the player is dealt a five card hand and can then replace the unwanted cards. Players looking for a different online video poker format should take a look at 7 Stud Poker. This game is available only at online casinos powered by the software provider Realtime Gaming. Some such online casinos recommended by CasinoDaily are Club World, Lucky Red and Slotastic Casino. 7 Stud Poker more accurately simulates the popular stud poker cash games, which is another reason for the popularity of this video poker variant.

All Realtime Gaming video poker games require the player to transfer credits from his account balance to the video poker machine and 7 Stud Poker follows this routine. After this the player selects the betting parameters of the coin size and the number of coins. The coin size varies from $0.25 to $5.00 and the player should make his choice according to his bankroll. The player can wager from 1 to 5 coins and 5 coins is the recommended choice. Seven cards are dealt face down and the first and the third cards are immediately revealed. Based on these exposed cards the player can place another wager of up to his initial bet. Then the fifth card is turned over. Again there is an option to place another wager after which the sixth card is exposed. The player gets one last option to place another wager and then the balance cards are also revealed. It is being made explicitly clear that the player does not have to place the intermediate bets. In fact he should do so only if he thinks that he is likely to get a winning hand. Instead of placing an intermediate bet the player can click the Deal All button at any stage and have the entire hand revealed. The software automatically selects the best five card hand from the seven cards.

The payout table in Realtime Gaming 7 Stud Poker starts with three of a kind and not the usual jacks or better. This is to compensate for the advantage of choosing the best five cards from the seven dealt. Another advantage in 7 Stud Poker is that it is played with a joker which acts like a wild card. Because of this the payout table includes five of a kind hand ranking. If the final hand matches with one in the payout table than the corresponding payout is made, otherwise the entire bet amount is forfeited.

Many online video poker variants have a double or nothing type of game. 7 Stud Poker also has one, but it can be optionally activated only if the final hand is straight or higher ranked one. Six cards are dealt face up and one card is dealt face down. Based on the seen cards the player must guess if the face down card is from 8, 9, 10, jack, queen and king or from ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. A correct guess doubles the payout and a wrong guess results in the payout being lost. 7 Stud Poker also has an optional Bonus Bet, which has to be placed along with the initial bet. In addition the player has to place all four wagers and the winning hand has to be made without using a joker. To compensate for these stringent conditions the Bonus Bet offers attractive payouts.