Seven Card Stud Strategy

Seven Card Stud Strategy – Don’t chase the straights In this article I’m going to dwell on one tiny thing: STRAIGHTS. I don’t win with straights because I don’t go for straights. Obviously if one is dealt to me in the first 5 cards, I’m not throwing it back. But …

A common mistake made by newcomers and even professional Seven Card Stud gamblers is that they fall in love with their hand. I think you can see where I’m going with this. It has to do with players zeroing in only on the full hand they can see – their …

This is the best game in the house for amateur gamblers and it has to do with allowing each individual to pick the opponents he will come up against and the amount of the betting he wishes to engage in. And, if you have knowledge of Poker, then you are …

In the event that there are at least two players who have held on to their hands all the way to the river, there must be a showdown to determine who has the better hand. And if one of the players showing down happens to be you, you had better …

There are a number of poker terms used throughout our Seven Card Stud Poker articles, and it is not always easy to keep them straight. You also hear poker terms and poker terminology banded about at the tables or in poker magazines. This article provides a simple reference guide to …

The play of pairs of nines and lower gets trickier, as it matters whether your pairs are wired or split. Therefore, play of these pairs will be discussed in two separate sections. Playing Pairs – Split Pairs For the sake of simplicity, it can be said that medium split pairs …

Playing Premium Starting Hands Poker is a game of decisions, and seven card stud is no exception. Throughout the course of a session, you will have to decide when to fold, when to bet, when to call, when your opponent really has the hand he is representing, and even when …

How Good Is Your Hand – Drawing Hands These are the starting hands that have the potential to make a winner, but do not constitute a made premium hand on the opening round. You may have three to a straight (a three-straight, such as 7c-8d-9s), three to a flush (a …

If you are like a large and ever-expanding portion of the population, you have probably seen some poker on TV. If so, you may have noticed that the same players consistently have success at the top level of poker. Contrary to what some may believe, this not because those players …

While it may not appear so on the surface, etiquette at a poker table has strategic implications.  No one wants to play with a total poker jerk, and if there is no one to play the game with, then you cannot make any money. Play with class, show some manners, …