7 Card Stud Basic Strategy

How 7 Card Stud is Played
Seven Card Stud is probably the most well knows on all poker games, and the easiest to learn. To start, each player is dealt three cards cards unique to to the player, two face down and one card face up, followed by a betting round. Three more cards are dealt to each player face up, with betting rounds in between. A final card is dealt face down, followed by a final betting round. The best five-card hand wins the money.

7 Card Stud Opening Hands
7 Card Stud Opening hands: Three of a Kind.  The best opening hand a player can wish for in 7 Card Stud is a set. 3 of a kind is hard to beat. If your opening cards are a set, don't scare away the other players by coming on too strong. You will want to keep as many players in as long as possible in order to feed the pot. Although it is possible that another player will draw a better hand, the odds are strongly in your favor.

7 Card Stud Opening Hands: High Pair.  The next best opening hand is a high pair - 10's or better. Since a pair is more likely to be beat than a set, open with a bet or a raise with the intent of causing other players to fold before they get a lucky draw. Keep an eye on your opponents' exposed cards for the possiblity of a higher pair, and moderate your betting/raising accordingly. If both of the paired cards are face down, you'll find that not as many (if any) fold. Should you be dealt a set, or even a full house, the pot is very likely to grow for you. If one of your pair is faced up, opponents who have mediocre hands will be more apt to fold, thus rendering a smaller pot should you win the hand.

7 Card Stud Opening Hands: Three Suited.  If your initial cards are all suited, you don't start off with a hand. What you have is a drawing hand. Proceed with caution, paying close attention to your opponents' exposed cards. If any cards of the suit your are drawing to are already present on the table, that lowers your odds of drawing a flush.

7 Card Stud Opening Hands: Three Card Straight.  As with a starting hand of 3 suited, when you find your opening hand is 3 to a straight, keep an eye on your opponents exposed cards and Proceed with caution.

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