7 Card Stud Article from RAZZPOKER.com for your enjoyment
from RAZZPOKER.com
A majority of Razz Poker players are undoubtedly 7 card Stud Hi-Lo players as well. These two games are almost identical except in Stud h/l the player with the highest hand will get at least 1/2 the pot. These 7 Card Stud H/L tips will help you guys/gals improve your overall skills in all 3 Stud Pokergames.
Keep An Eye On Other Players’ Cards
When playing either 7 Card Stud or 7 Card stud hi-lo, you always want to keep an eye on other players’ face up cards. This is a lot of free information available to you. Knowing what other players are holding is important because if you started with a middle pair such as 9’s and you see 2 other players have 9’s, you know that there aren’t any more 9’s left in the deck because there are only 4 of each number.
Know When And How To Scoop
Although most 7 Card stud players think it is silly to even mention scooping as a tip, there are many new players who don’t understand what scooping a pot is or how it is done. Scooping a pot is one of the most important things to know when playing 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo! Scooping the pot means that you take both the high and the low pots. Now, we are not telling you to fold if you don’t think you can scoop, but if you don’t think you have a chance at either of the pots, you should fold.
Have Patience
Patience is key with any kind of Poker, but even more so with 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo. When you are playing 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo, do not feel as if you have to play every hand. If you play every hand, you will get an idea of how to play, but you will lose more money in the end. So be sure not to get anxious, have patience and only play good hands and in the end you will come out on top.
Bet It When You Have
Because 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo is a fixed limit game, you don’t want to slow play your hands. If you are dealt a good hand, bet it all the way. If you try to slow play, you are allowing the other players the opportunity to get the cards they were drawing for and possibly draw a better hand then you. If you bet it when you have it, someone else who might have tried to limp would not be willing to call whereas if you let them limp in, they might catch their card.
Build The Pot
When you look down at your cards and they are not the hand you had dreamed of, don’t worry; get ready to build a pot. Above we told you about betting your cards when you have them because you don’t want other players drawing out on you, but if you are the player that is trying to draw out on someone else, don’t bet it. Call if you must, but keep it as low as possible to keep other players in the hand. That way if you do win in the end, there will be more chips in the pot!
Last edited by stepgen : 03-20-2009 at 11:33 PM.
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