Seven-Card Stud is a popular variant of poker that does not use community cards. Each player is dealt a total of seven cards, three face down and four face up. The game begins with players placing an ante, and the betting starts with the player showing the lowest face-up card. Players take turns betting, raising, or folding after each round of card dealing. The objective is to make the best five-card hand using any combination of the seven cards. The player with the highest-ranking hand at the end of the final betting round wins the pot.