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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 …
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Since an unknown accountant named Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2003, there has been a worldwide poker explosion, especially combined with the boom in internet sites, with everyone believing that they too can hit the poker jackpot. For the most part, this newfound popularity has been focused on Texas Hold ‘Em, the game played at the Main Event and considered by many to be the “Cadillac of Poker.”
Perhaps lost in the proverbial shuffle has been seven card stud, a poker game of at least equal complexity and potentially greater profitability. This series of Seven Card Stud strategy articles will discuss Seven Card Stud strategy and poker nuances, from the mechanics of basic play to more complex Seven Card Stud Poker strategy plays.
It must necessarily begin, of course, where the game begins.
Professional Seven Card Stud Gamblers – Pitfalls
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 …
Read More »Amateur Gamblers – Seven Card Stud Poker Strategy
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 …
Read More »Hand Rankings & Showdowns
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 …
Read More »Seven Card Stud Terms
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 …
Read More »Playing Pairs in Seven Card Stud
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 …
Read More »Seven Card Stud – Premium Starting Hands
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 …
Read More »Seven Card Stud – How Good Is Your Hand?
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 …
Read More »Seven Card Stud Playing Styles
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 …
Read More »Seven Card Stud Etiquette
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, …
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