Seven Card Stud Poker Strategies – What’s Showing?
The beauty of Seven Card Stud is that the upcard rather than being a hindrance to you can actually make you money if you play this advantage correctly.
If your up cards look weak but you actually have the nut flush then you play to milk the most out of your opponent whilst they are thinking you are the Muppet You can also uses strong upcards to hide what may be a terrible hand. An aggressive raise whilst showing an Ace could make someone fold their trips, not realising you only have a 5 and a 7 in the hole all off suit. Sneaky!
What other players are showing can also be used to your advantage. As you know, there are 13 cards to each suit. You need 5 cards of one suit to make a flush. So, if you’ve got a flush draw, be sure to look at what your opponents are showing. If you’re holding 3 hearts and there’s a total of 6 other hearts on the table, there’s only 4 left in the deck. Do this same thing if you’re trying to complete a straight; there’s only four of each card in the deck that could help you make your straight. You don’t want to bet your money on a slim chance at drawing the only Jack left that may or may not be in the deck.
Seven Card Stud players who take note of all the upcards in play and folded have an advantage; so don’t bury your face in your own cards.
