Brief Tips: Seven Card Stud Strategy

This is a high card game.

More winning hands are decided by the higher of two pairs or just the highest pair, than by straights, flushes and other big hands.

If you start with a straight or flush draw, it should have at least two high cards or at least one card that is higher than anything on the board.

These draw hands and low pair starting hands need to improve or turn a high pair quickly to justify continued play.

Any time your high hand is beaten on the board, fold - that is unless you think you still have the best draw hand.

Fast play early high hands (that could win without improvement) to thin out the competition.

Slow play draw hands to keep other players in to increase the pot odds in case you hit.

More tips soon.

Cheers

Gary