Seven Card Stud – Pitfalls to avoid
Players new to Seven Card Stud are likely to make mistakes if they are still thinking like Hold’em Players. You can lose big if you adopt a laisser-faire attitude to stud. You need to put the work in to master this variation of poker. So I’ve put together a list of some of the sins of seven card stud.
Impatience
Don’t play too many hands. Be patient grasshopper you will soon have the right hand to play. Playing too man hands will leave you giving away cash to your competition. You will not get away with the any starting card can ideas you have from playing Hold’em.
Inattention
Please please please pay attention to what cards are out. Otherwise you could be drawing for a card that will never come. So also take notice of cards that have been folded for obvious reasons. The most attentive players are the most profitable players.
Over-cautiousness
If you have the best hand or what you think is the best hand, bet. Don’t let other players outdraw you on the river. It is an expensive mistake. Be decisive and control the pot. If you have an excellent draw with many outs, bet. Don’t be pushed on the defensive by weaker hands/draws.
Being a calling station
Why call with a good hand. If you are calling more often than you re betting you are probably a losing player. Also you will get a reputation for being a suck out. And nobody likes a suck out.
Stubbornness
Don’t get glued to a hand because it started off well. It will cost you dear. Try give up those Aces if you look to be losing. It is a hard but important lesson to learn.
