‘ Small bets’ are used through fourth street (see below), after which ‘ big bets’ are used (usually double a small bet). It’s also worth mentioning that 7 Card Stud is played as a fixed limit game, with prescribed betting units used throughout rather than the possibility of going all in at any time.
However, the crucial difference lies in the lack of shared community cards: More up-cards are added in instalments, separated by betting rounds
Stud poker was being played long before Texas Hold’em, and it’s easy to see how the younger, more popular poker variant evolved from 7 Card Stud:
