The 7-card stud hi-lo has a fixed playing format. You start with two small bets and then go on to three bigger bets. You can up the stakes as the game goes on. The 7-card stud's objective is that the one player who has the best 5-card hand out of 7 wins the game. The 7-card stud suits have a ranking, and it is only applicable when the bring in is being decided.  

7-card stud hi-lo has various game stages, and they are as follows.  

1. Ante- Instead of blinds we get introduced to ante in the game of seven-card stud. Ante takes place before the bets and players get dealt with two cards face-down known as downcards and one card face-up known as upcards. Then a forced bet is made.  

2. Third street:It is the first betting round of seven-card stud. The first two cards can also get referred to as first and second streets get dealt with the platers face-down after the ante gets collected.  

3. Fourth street:This is the next betting round after the third street. All active players in the game another card face-up and the lower limit table stakes are still in place. Your options of check, bet, raise, call, and fold remain.  

4. Fifth street:The stakes get real in this round of betting. Next face-up cards get dealt, and the upper-table stakes limit gets raised. The best upcard gets to act first, and then the round keeps going in a clockwise direction.  

5. Sixth Street:Each active player in the game must have four upcards on the table, and two cards face down by this point in the game. The face-down cards get considered as players' hole cards. The weak players can opt to quit, i.e. fold their cards.  

6. Seventh Street:This is the fifth betting round of 7-card stud hi-lo. This round is also known as a river. The final card gets dealt with the active players. 

7. Showdown:If more than one player is still in the game; then this round will occur. The final betting round ends in this stage of the game. The player who bet or raised last is the one to show their cards. In case of identical hands the pot gets is split between two players.  

That is how you play the game of 7 card stud hi-lo.  

Moving on let us look at other exciting card games you can play online.  

1. 3-card - This gets played between the dealer and the player. You play it with only three cards. The aim is to beat your dealer by forming the best three-card hand. 
2. 4-card - This game is between you and the dealer with four cards. The objective is to create the best four-card hand instead of three.
3. 5-card - When you play card games, this is one of the most popular ones. The player has to make the best possible five-card hand. Other variants like Texas Hold 'em, Omaha, and several others have five-card variation.