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Party Poker - Seven Card Stud
Poker Tips
Seven Card Stud Tips Index:
Seven Card Tips
Playing Online Poker
Seven Card Stud Hi/Low
Differences Between Seven Stud and Hold'em
Seven Card Stud Poker Tips
The Ante
The game begins with each player placing an "ante" in the pot. The ante is a small sum that serves a purpose similar to the blinds in hold'em: it gives the players something to "fight over," or contest, once the hand begins. Without the ante, there would be very little reason to enter the hand without the best possible cards. Some casinos do offer stud games without an ante, and these games tend to be dominated by players who play extremely conservatively.
After the antes are in the pot, the dealer deals three cards to each player. The first two are dealt face down, and the third is face up, for everyone to see.
Best to fold when:
In Seven Card Stud, fifth street is a decision time, as the betting limit increases, this is the time to fold a poor hand, especially against aggressive betting. If you stay in be sure you can play your hand out to the end.
If an opponents exposed cards beat your whole hand, it is best to fold. If you are trying to make a straight, look to see if other players are showing the cards you need, and reconsider your bet.
Flush
If you are trying to make a flush, check to see how many of that suit are left not showing, and adjust your strategy accordingly. For example, if you are trying to make a flush of diamonds, and you hold four and there are another eight showing, there is only one diamond left.
Playing online poker
The advantage of playing online is that if you are quick you can write down what cards other players have before they fold, so helping you analyse what possible hands are still available. But you must be quick, as slow play will empty your table of players.
This is a game of patience, so be prepared to wait until you get good hands before betting heavy.
There are five rounds of betting in Seven Card Stud game as opposed to four in Texas Hold'em and Omaha, and the level of play can hit the higher limit quicker.
There are 8 players in Seven Card Stud tables. In the unlikely event that all 8 players are still in the hand at the river, or seven or more players have played enough streets, then there would not be enough cards left in a standard 52 card deck for each player to receive a river card. In this situation, the river card is dealt face up in the middle of the table and is used as a community card.
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Seven Card Stud Hi/Low (8 or Better) Strategy Tips
Your starting hands - The first four cards are a major key to winningat Seven Card Stud games. If your starting hands develop according to plan, you can be a strong favorite to scoop the pot. If they don't, you get out early and escape the expensive second best experience. The three card starting hands recommended above are those with the best chance of producing a dominant four card hand. Good four card hands that are carefully played don't always win but they win a lot more than the others.
Beware of the paired door card - If an opponent is playing a pair in his starting hand, and pairs his door card (first upcard), the odds are two out of three that the door card is part of his pair. A paired door card presents a strong possibility that the holder has a dangerous set of trips.
High Pairs increase in value over low draw hands when it is down to one or two competitors. When a high hand is heads up against a low draw, the high hand usually has the edge.
Watch the board closely for key cards that can seriously diminish your chances of making a good hand. Don't play marginal starting hands like pairs, if both your pair cards and side card are completely "live" (none of your cards showing on the board). Also play low straights cautiously if your key cards are not live.
Keep track of the fives both on the board and folded. This is a key card in all low straights.
Try to find reasons to fold both your starting hands and those that develop on the later streets. Look for a dead card or two in the denomination that you need and for three or more dead cards in the suit that you are drawing to. Look for too much strong competition developing for the high and low prizes that you are after. When you can't find reasons to fold, you can then proceed more confidently.
Study your opponents, especially when you are not playing hands and can pay careful attention. Do they find more hands to play than they fold? Do they bluff? Can they be bluffed? Do they have any "tells" (give away mannerisms) that disclose information about their hands etc.
Get caught bluffing once in a while. It is a way to vary your play and not be too predictable. You win pots that you don't deserve when your bluff works. You lose a few chips when it doesn't work but it will get you calls from weaker hands down the line when you are really strong and need the action.
Unless you are playing a strong draw hand, usually fold if your complete hand is beaten on the board by an opponent's upcards.
Be ready to adjust to game conditions. For example, if you are in a game with a group of loose or novice players that hardly ever raise the opening bet and tend to check along until they get a decent hand, you might consider an unraised call with such hands as two suited wheel cards with an offsuit king kicker and a perfect board. Also, early steals sometimes work well when the game tightens up and you have not much more than than the scariest early board and raise the bet.
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Some Important Differences Between Seven Card Stud and Hold'em
The absence of community cards or, put another way, the fact that each player holds cards that belong to him, and only him means that it is easier to "catch up" in seven stud.
In Texas hold'em, the fourth card dealt belongs to everyone. So if an Ace comes, you and I each get an Ace. But in seven card stud, if you are dealt an Ace, I'm going to be dealt a different card, almost certainly not as good as an Ace.
Of course, just because everyone gets the same card in Texas hold'em doesn't mean that card helps everyone the same way. If my Texas hold'em hand is K-9, and yours is A-10, a Nine hitting the board helps me a LOT more than it helps you; I now have a pair, and you don't. But there are also many hands where the card will be equally helpful or not helpful. For example: if I hold A-K, and you hold A-Q, a Nine hitting the board helps us both equally-that is, not at all. But because I had the lead to start with (A-K being better than A-Q), I still have the lead after the equally useless Nine.
The next big difference is that there are five betting rounds in seven stud, instead of four in Texas hold'em. In seven stud, usually the first two rounds are at the lower level (for example $4), and the last three are at the higher $8 level. This extra round of betting means you can win more on a winning hand, and can lose more on a losing hand. So even though it is easier to catch up in stud, it can be more expensive to try.
Another big difference between Texas hold'em and stud is the moment in time when you get to see a lot of cards for a small price. In Texas hold'em, you get to see two cards before you ever have to make a bet, and then if you stay in, you get to see three cards all at once (the flop ). In Seven stud, you get to see three cards immediately, but then you see only one card at a time the rest of the way.
See the Seven Card Stud Strategy Section of this site for other important advanced strategy information.
Play Party Poker Seven Card Stud Poker
Seven Card Stud is a popular, well-known form of poker. It is played with up to eight players at the table.
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