Seven-Card Stud Strategies
Posted in Fun Links, Gambling Wheel, Internet Games on August 17th, 2010When playing seven card stud poker, there are several tactics to remember that are essential for winning at Everest.
To maximize your winnings and profits at seven card stud online poker, keep these tips in mind:
* Play tight and be very selective about which hands you chose to pursue after your first three cards are dealt. Only play cards that show great potential for completing a strong hand.
* Focus on remembering the up cards that are shown - especially after players fold their cards. Exercising your memory muscles in critical in Stud. By remembering which cards have been folded, you have accurate information for establishing your outs and making better decisions.
* Apply pressure to your opponents any time you do have a hand. Stud is a drawing game where players often need another card to complete a hand. Make it expensive to do so. Put them on hard decisions for drawing to another card.
* Leverage the button position when you have it. If there is limping and folding ahead of you, then raise with any kind of hand. Use the button to punish limpers and narrow the field.
* Avoid bluffing - it tends to be ineffective in Stud. Smart players will fold early in the hand, and those that remain probably have something or are on a good draw. The one exception is when you have four of a suit showing, in which case a bet could convince your opponents you have made a flush, which is a strong hand in Stud.