i am about to embark on learning 7-stud to add to the repitoure (sp?)
anyway. any recomended books or links? just to give me the basics so i dont hemmorage money?
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Read Super System and Super System 2 (for Stud Hi/Lo), and you can't go wrong. 8)
Stud hi/lo has a few rules of thumb, here is one of them that I think anyone who has been to any poker forums should know.
Paint on fourth street you fold. Because in hi/low you are not going to want to play a whole lot of hands that begin KJ/Q. More than likely you are playing low 3 straights or low concealed or showing pairs. Paint on fourth means you are now one card shorter in your draw of hitting what you wanted to hit.
The exception of course being that say you start a hand with 3
4 /2 and fourth brings you K . You shoud be playing that hand and probably getting ready to see seventh seeing as how a four card flush in four cards has a 40 some-odd percent chance of hitting for you.
Another tip, four card open ended straight in your first four cards, also good percentage of a chance hitting for you if you go all seven cards.
Careful with those chases though. Your still going to be on a draw unless you get an actual hand in there somewhere and by seventh street it does become possible for an opponent to have a boat with no exposed pairs.
Just something for you to chew on friend, try it, it's delicious.
Los
Paint on fourth street you fold. Because in hi/low you are not going to want to play a whole lot of hands that begin KJ/Q. More than likely you are playing low 3 straights or low concealed or showing pairs. Paint on fourth means you are now one card shorter in your draw of hitting what you wanted to hit.
The exception of course being that say you start a hand with 3
4 /2 and fourth brings you K . You shoud be playing that hand and probably getting ready to see seventh seeing as how a four card flush in four cards has a 40 some-odd percent chance of hitting for you.
Another tip, four card open ended straight in your first four cards, also good percentage of a chance hitting for you if you go all seven cards.
Careful with those chases though. Your still going to be on a draw unless you get an actual hand in there somewhere and by seventh street it does become possible for an opponent to have a boat with no exposed pairs.
Just something for you to chew on friend, try it, it's delicious.
Los
Ian:
When you play stud8, just remember the Platinum Rule (as Todd Brunson calls it) -- try to only play hands where you can scoop. Playing for half the pot is definitely the biggest mistake I see people make time and time again. Unless you have a compelling rationale based on all the evidence you can observe, don't play one way hands.
If you can remember to do this, you'll be in better shape than 75% of the people you play against.
For both stud and stud8, try and pick a site that has a low ante structure. Party's ante structure is fine at 2-4 and above, but if you're looking to start at .50-1, then don't play there. The games are juicy, but you want a site where you can afford to play very tight as you try and get a feel for the game. Stars, while the games aren't as fishy, has very low antes, so you can afford to watch and wait. When you get more confidence in your game and want to go fishing, Party has the worst stud players in the world.
Good luck.
When you play stud8, just remember the Platinum Rule (as Todd Brunson calls it) -- try to only play hands where you can scoop. Playing for half the pot is definitely the biggest mistake I see people make time and time again. Unless you have a compelling rationale based on all the evidence you can observe, don't play one way hands.
If you can remember to do this, you'll be in better shape than 75% of the people you play against.
For both stud and stud8, try and pick a site that has a low ante structure. Party's ante structure is fine at 2-4 and above, but if you're looking to start at .50-1, then don't play there. The games are juicy, but you want a site where you can afford to play very tight as you try and get a feel for the game. Stars, while the games aren't as fishy, has very low antes, so you can afford to watch and wait. When you get more confidence in your game and want to go fishing, Party has the worst stud players in the world.
Good luck.
I definitely agree with that last statement. I've probably played at least 20 times as much limit hold 'em in my life as I have 7-card stud, and I still find it easier to beat the 10/20 stud game on Party, then I do the 10/20 hold 'em game. By the time you go as low as even 3/6, the game's so bad that you could easily train a 5 year old to beat it.
When you're playing 7 card stud for high, I think the most important thing is starting hand selection. No matter how tempting it looks or how bored you get, don't play hands that don't have a pair, a flush draw, or at least three cards to a straight. And if you play either of the latter two, fold on fourth street if you don't improve to a better draw or at least a pair. The only exception is if you have a high card and you're in late position. Then you can raise to try to steal the bring-in and antes, but I wouldn't recommend trying to do it too much in low-limit games.
Honestly though, if you follow the first part, and then make sure to hammer your hands when your opponent doesn't visibly improve or raise you, you should be in great shape. Low-limit seven card stud (high) on PP has to be the easiest game in the world to beat.
When you're playing 7 card stud for high, I think the most important thing is starting hand selection. No matter how tempting it looks or how bored you get, don't play hands that don't have a pair, a flush draw, or at least three cards to a straight. And if you play either of the latter two, fold on fourth street if you don't improve to a better draw or at least a pair. The only exception is if you have a high card and you're in late position. Then you can raise to try to steal the bring-in and antes, but I wouldn't recommend trying to do it too much in low-limit games.
Honestly though, if you follow the first part, and then make sure to hammer your hands when your opponent doesn't visibly improve or raise you, you should be in great shape. Low-limit seven card stud (high) on PP has to be the easiest game in the world to beat.
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