One of the most common questions Doolallys.com gets asked by beginners to poker is, “How do the table limits work in poker?” or “Which type of poker betting should I play?” Not sure about Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit? Read on. There are three types of betting at poker …
Read More »Seven Card Stud Strategy – Don’t Chase Straights
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 …
Read More »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 »Crazy Pineapple Rules
Crazy Pineapple is a variation of Texas Hold Em with a few twists. It’s not available to play in many of the online poker rooms but it is an exciting game and favoured by beginners and those who just want to play something a little different. Here’s the basic Crazy …
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, …
Read More »Seven Card Stud Tips
This article is something of a hodge podge. It is simply a collection of useful playing tips which did not necessarily fit in well in other sections, but are still valuable pieces of information to have at hand. Keep some of these in mind while playing your seven card stud …
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