rjb09

I started playing without reading any kind of books, but it really does help. You can also read online forums and visit some websites to read about good playing strategies. It will easily make you a better player. But you have to play sometime, and you learn the most from playing.

This was a pretty easy fold for me. Many people do not fully respect an early position raise, especially since it was a pretty decent player. Just because this hand turned out alright for you, KTs is not that great of a hand and most likely you are way behind. I know it wasn't much more to see the flop, but what happens if you get a piece of the flop, even if a K comes out. He could have KQ, AK, or even KJ (less likely). So most times this is a pretty easy fold for me as I would like to pick a better spot to play. You are also out of position.

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I've started to play 7 Stud a lot more than Holdem Lately. People are absolutely terrible at the game. Some people can not fold until they see at least 4th st. I just wait for good hands and bet/raise. My win rate per hour is a lot higher in 7 stud than anything else. Unless I have a day like today where people are calling me down to 7th st and hitting a full house for a 4 outer I usually have a very good day.EDIT: be careful of straights and flushes, they can be costly. It seems like you are paying attention to the other cards to be able to laydown these hands if some of your outs miss

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