Triple Stud Poker Rules

Updated In February, 2012 - Triple Stud Poker is a recent addition to the mixed game line-up at Pokerstars. A "mixed poker game" is when you play two or more specific card games in rotations. In the case of Triple Stud Poker you will be playing 7 Card Stud, Razz Poker and last but not least, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo. Each game will be played for six hands and then players will move to the next game in the line-up. This will become a very popular game for Stud poker enthusiasts. This game is almost identical to Full Tilt Poker's RSE Poker. In case some of you do not know how to play any of these games I have added the basic rules for each of the games in Triple Stud poker below.

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7 Card Stud is the easiest of the three games to learn. All three Stud games use antes instead of blinds. At the beginning of the game each player will put in an ante, usually 10% of the table's small bet. All three Stud poker games use the same dealing format so I will just list it here once. After antes are placed in the pot each player will receive two hole cards and one upcard. In 7 Card Stud the player with the lowest upcard will be forced to put in a forced bet, usually 50% of the table's small bet. The betting will then go around the table clockwise. The dealer will then deal each player another upcard, followed by another round of betting. This will happen two more times, giving each player 4 upcards and two hole cards. The final card will be dealt as a hole card and there will be more betting. In Seven Card Stud the player with the best 5 card hand will win the entire pot.

Razz poker will likely be the hardest game to master in Triple Stud poker. It uses the same format mentioned above with a couple of differences. After the initial deal the player with the highest upcard will be forced to put the "bring-in" in the pot. The other difference is the objective. In Razz poker you want the lowest hand possible. There is no requirement, four eights will beat four nines.

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo is my favorite game in Triple Stud. It is like across between regular Stud and Razz. The objective is to get the lowest hand possible or the highest. You can scoop both pots by having the lowest and the highest. A good hand for "scooping" would be something like A-A-2-4-5-6-6. This gives you two pair and a very strong low hand. Straights and flushes do not count against you as far as the low hand goes and will work for you in the high hand so a "wheel" (A2345) is one of the most sought after hands in Stud HL. This game has a requirement for the low hand, just like Omaha HL. Your low hand has to be 8 or less.

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