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Mistakes in 7 Card Stud
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how to avoid commonly made mistakes in seven card stud poker
Seven Card stud can be a very complex and intricate game. There are many subtitles and nuances that make it more difficult than other poker games. Although a basic working knowledge of the game and how it’s played is fairly easy to establish, mastery of the game is a lifelong quest and along the way there are certain to be some road bumps. This article will cover some of the common mistakes you might be guilty of committing as you make your way through the ropes of Seven Card stud poker. If you can learn to recognize these early, you’ll be better suited to eliminate them from your game and reap the rewards that their absence brings. We’ll start with an in-depth examination of two common mistakes then list some of the other prevalent errors.Chasing draws in 7 Card Stud
This is without a doubt the biggest mistake new players make when learning Seven Card stud. There are so many clues that can tell you whether or not you are making a good decision by drawing and so many times new players simply ignore them. More often then not it is plain as day that you are drawing dead. All it takes is an increased emphasis on keeping track of what cards are in play or have already been folded. In order for your draw to have a good chance of coming, a majority of the cards you need must still be live! If you are on a flush or a straight draw and at least two of the cards you need are already on the board then you need to pull the plug on that hand right away. New players cost themselves hundreds and thousands of dollars by chasing futile draws that have very little chance of succeeding. Remember, go after draws when the pot is big, your cards are live and if you make your hand it has a good chance of winning.
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Not taking the ante into consideration
In Texas Hold’em you can find a comfortable way to play and usually stick to it. Although changing your game to keep up with your competition is important, there usually isn’t a huge emphasis on changing your game as a result of how the game is structured. That is not the case in Seven Card stud. The antes have a supreme reign over the style of the game and you must take them into consideration or your bankroll will disappear. While there are games that feature a proportionately low ante, the games where the real money is at (the high limit games) usually have high antes in relationship to the betting limits and require a much more aggressive style of play. The mistake is not making the adaptation for either situation. In a low ante game, it is certainly beneficial to wait around for strong hands while in the high ante game if you sit around waiting for premium hands the antes will take a considerable chunk out of your stack and you will have trouble playing a hand to its maximum when you finally get it. Learn to recognize high and low ante proportions and make a game plan for playing in each type of game!
Other common mistakes to watch out for:
- Playing second best hands: Drawing with a second best hand is a surefire way to lose money in any form of poker, but it’s especially costly in Seven Card stud. If you think an opponent is on a draw for a hand that will ultimately be better than what you’re drawing too, then you have to ask yourself why you are still in the hand!
- Not being aggressive enough in the beginning: When you hold strong pairs or two pair, you need to be aggressively to protect your hand and weed out drawing opponents.
- Not observing your opponents: We have touched on this many times now; you simply must pay attention to your opponent’s cards and take note of what they do when certain cards fall. You also need this information for your own hand.
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