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Reason #3 why the Wizard likes Bovada:
Excellent Odds
In my opinion many online casinos are too stingy when setting the odds on their games. They think they will make more money that way but I believe they are misguided, because when players lose too quickly it’s not fun, and those players might not come back.
Bovada is one of the few casinos that understands this. They offer generous odds to let you play longer and get you a better chance of winning. Among their generous offerings are Full-Pay Jacks or Better returning 99.54%, six other video poker games paying over 99%, single-zero roulette, and my favorite, Pick ’em Poker, returning 99.95%!
Kudos to Bovada for not being afraid to give their players a good gamble.
7 Stud Poker
Last Update: November 3, 2006
Rules
- The game is played with a single 53-card deck, including a joker.
- The player makes a bet of 1 to 5 coins, although anything less than 5 would be highly ill-advised.
- Seven cards are dealt to the player, two up and five down.
- The player may make an additional bet at this point up to his original wager. The player may also chose to "deal all", in which the other four cards will be immediately flipped over and the hand scored.
- The player's third card will be turned over.
- The player may make an additional bet at this point up to his wager made in rule 4. The player may also chose to "deal all", in which case the other three cards will be immediately flipped over and the hand scored.
- The player's fourth card will be turned over.
- The player may make an additional bet at this point up to his wager made in rule 6. The player may also chose to "deal all", in which case the other three cards will be immediately flipped over and the hand scored.
- The player's fifth, sixth, and seventh cards will be turned over.
- The player's hand will be scored according to his total amount bet and the pay table below. All pays are on a "for one" basis, in other words the player's original bet is never returned.
Pay Table in 7 Stud Poker Hand Pays Royal flush 125 Five of a kind 100 Straight flush 50 Four of a kind 15 Full house 4 Flush 3 Straight 2 Three of a kind 1 All else 0 - There is also a rather bizarre bonus bet. It pays if (1) the final hand is a four of a kind, straight flush, or royal flush; (2) does not include a joker; (3) contains at least one card in a chosen rank at the time the bonus bet is made; and (4) the player makes a bet at every decision point. How much each hand pays goes up as the player plays, but by how much I don't understand. The online rules are not very helpful.
Strategy
I have no clue.
House Advantage
I don't know. This game will be a tough analysis. I make no promises that I will ever get to it.