Seven-Card Stud For Advanced Players by David Sklansky

Author:David Sklansky
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Two Plus Two Pub

under the gun, and anything better. You should play these hands because you are going to win a lot when you hit them. That is, you take advantage of their bad play. Conversely, you often shouldn't raise with your medium pairs and sometimes not even with your high pairs in spots where you would raise in tougher, tighter games.

When the Pots Get Big

When the pots get big, tricky situations are created on the later streets. This should dominate your approach to playing a hand. Basically your number one priority is to win the pot. Not to win more money. However, winning the pot is not that simple. It isn't just a matter of thinking "I have the best hand, therefore I bet." It might be better to check in order to get someone in late position to bet so that you can check-raise. It might be better to bet hoping someone else will raise. And it might be better to set this up on the previous round.

For instance, suppose you have two aces and are high on board with an ace up. You raise in an early position and get several callers. On fourth street you are still high and no one has caught anything threatening. Our preferred way to play this hand is to check and frequently only call if the bet comes from a player on your left. A check-raise here will not eliminate anyone. All it will do is to make the pot bigger where you have several players drawing to beat you. However, if the bet comes from your right you should usually check-raise in an attempt to knock people out.

For example, you start in early position with:

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