Jaded's 7 Card Stud tips

[Jaded]

I make no pretence to be any good at this, but I do play it occassionally, which I'm guessing puts me up on some people. (hi GaF!!) Very basic thoughts, heavily influenced by www.pokersyte.com 1. Biggest mistake I see is people drawing, especially when some cards needed are dead. Concentrate on trips, two pairs, high pairs, rather than hoping you'll hit something on sixth or seventh street. (Fourth street is 4th card dealt to each player, 5th street is 5th card dealth to each player, etc...) 2. One of my friends won't play stud because he says it's a game of memory, not cards - I don't agree, but I can see where he's coming from. You HAVE to be aware of what's out there, and more importantly what's been folded (as everyone can see what's out there, but most people don't remember what's been discarded.) This is NOT a game to play if you're multitabling!! 3. If you're in on 5th street, you're struggling to get out (this is where the betting doubles.) If you don't have a made hand by 5th street, get out unless it's a REALLY strong draw - the only one that would have me sticking around is drawing to a high straight AND a flush. 3. Starting hands... a) Trips - Monster hand, can be slowplayed, probably SHOULD be slowplayed unless there's scary cards out there (i.e exposed pair higher than your trips when you get to 4th or 5th street, and neither of the other cards of that pair's rank 'dead' - in someone's hand or already discarded.) Exception's are perhaps AAA, KKK, QQQ which you might get callers from, as most people will put you on a pair rather than trips. b) High pair - Get your money in fast if there's no higher card showing. If there is (i.e. KK8 in your hand, someone else has A showing), you still want to stay in but need to be slightly more cautious. Make sure you're keeping track of other cards - if all 4 A's are out there, you're laughing!! c) Low pair/High kicker - The kicker ideally needs to be higher than anything on the board, you're aiming for 2 pair here. Check whether your cards are still available - with 2 or more dead, you need to check/fold. d) High overcards - As in better than anything on board. Stick around if it's cheap, but get out of there unless you catch the high pair. e) High drawing cards - 3 to a flush or straight. Personally feel these are overrated, I'd need at least an A or K in there to stick around, and for a flush draw I'd be looking at 2 picture cards. Most of the time you won't hit, which isn't too bad if you make a high pair as a consolation, but can get expensive if you end up with nothing or a low pair. 4. If you're beaten on the board, get out. Example - you have KK88, an opponent has 333 showing - yes, you could improve to a full house. Problem is, he could have the fourth 3 or a high pair hidden, he could get something else - the chances of you improving are slim, and the chances of you improving and him NOT improving are that tiny bit slimmer. As I said, MADE hands win this game!! Hope they help tonight :ok

[stevie-p]

Re: Jaded's 7 Card Stud tips yeah , im a big 7 card player. both cash and tourneys. easier to make money on because of the mistakes that u mention above. people will comtinually chase with 2 suited at start or 2 to a str8 ...you will easily spot them and take all their money. only hands i play at the start are 3 to a str8 i.e. 9/10/j or 3 to a flush trips are a monster and if new to a table and low stakes i hammer the feck out of them...people will chase anyway. pairs can be played with caution. again position is key for what hands you can play that are not above. simple thing is if u hold 8/10/j ...look out for any 9's out there ...ur wasting ur time if 2 are out..same with ur flush draw and pairs you hold. try the tourneys on crypto or the cash on boss. gl