STUD EXAMPLE
In stud games, all players ante, except at the lowest limits where the game is sometimes played without an ante. The dealer scoops the antes to the center of the table and then deals the cards to all anteing players. In stud games for high, the lowest card opens the pot for the designated bring-in, a forced bet. The player to the immediate left of the bring-in has the option of calling the bring-in bet or completing the bet to the limit allowed on that round of betting (IE if the bring in is five dollars in a $15-30 game then a player raising the bring-in may make it $15; as set forth in more detail elsewhere this technically does not constitute a raise) or folding. As in all other poker games, the action then moves clockwise around the table until it is back around to the opener. (In some cardrooms the opener is allowed to raise if there has been no raise to him. In others if he wishes to raise the pot he must have done so as he opened. Caro & Cooke's Rules prefers allowing the opener to raise himself, as this induces action, but recognizes that this rule variation is not very common.) After the initial round of betting is complete the dealer scoops the bets into the center of the pot, burns, then deals the next card. The second round of betting commences with the highest hand showing. That player may either bet or check, and players who act after him shall respond to his initial action.

In fixed limit stud games the betting structure remains at the lower limit for the second betting round unless a player has a pair showing on board in which case the limit may double to the higher limit. (See Caro & Cooke's Rules relating to stud games for more details.) At the conclusion of the betting action all bets are again scooped to the middle and a new round of cards is dealt. Once again the player with the best hand showing on board starts the action. For the third betting round and all subsequent betting rounds the higher limit is in effect, regardless of whether there is a pair showing on board. The seventh card is dealt face down.

Should there be not enough cards remaining in the deck for all players to receive an individual card then a card is dealt face up in the center of the table and is used as a community card with all players playing that card as if it were in their hands. After the seventh card is dealt the action starts with the highest ranked board beginning the action and move clockwise. As in all other games, the showdown of hands starts with the last better or raiser. If no one bets on the final round then the player with the highest board shows down first and moves clockwise from there.