Intermediate Stud Hi-Lo Strategy

January, 2020 - This Stud HL strategy article was written for players that have already mastered the fundamental concepts of a winning 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo strategy. As you learned in our beginner’s 7 Card Stud Hi Lo strategy guide, there needs to be a huge emphasis on playing only the best hands that have a good chance of scooping the pot. Winning half of the pot just isn’t going to be profitable enough to keep you in the green or to make it worth your time. After you finish reading this article please check out our other Stud HL strategy articles (see below). These articles provide detailed information on strategic concepts like hand selection, bluffing and other tactics for Stud Hi Lo and 7-Card Stud.

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There are a few intermediate strategies that we are going to jump into right away that you must learn.

• Folding early is the key to success in Seven Card stud Hi Lo. You need to be able to recognize early on if your hand has the potential to develop into a good hand capable of scooping the pot. If the card you received on fourth street hasn’t improved your hand in one way or another, it’s time to make a serious consideration as to whether or not you can stay in the hand.
• Convincing yourself not to fold is often a good strategy that can give you the proverbial “green light” you are looking for to continue in a hand. By comparing what cards are already out on the board and what cards have been folded you should be able to logically deduce if the hand or hands you are drawing to have a reasonable chance of happening. If you can’t find a reason to fold because of dead cards or hands your competition might be trying to make, then it is probably safe to continue.
• If you find yourself in a situation on fourth or fifth street where you have a strong hand, but probably not one that can scoop, you have to ask your self a few questions. First, since you won’t be scooping the pot, can you be reasonably certain that your high or low hand will be dominate and superior to your competitors? When, and only when you are certain of your high or low hands dominance is it okay to pursue just one half of the pot. It is the questionable, second and third best hands that will get you into trouble when chasing one half of the pot. If you can look at your opponents up cards, consider what has been folded and then deduce that your hand is likely the best, then pursing one half is probably okay.

As you can see, the emphasis is really on playing strong hands and being very timid about proceeding if a situation looks grim. With the above information in mind, its important that you realize the importance of aggressive betting and raising when you do decide to proceed with a hand. Generally speaking the best idea is to always bet or raise. Checking is a weak move and it allows your opposition free cards. If you would call an opponents bet anyway's, just go ahead and save them the grief and bet before them. On the same note, if you find yourself thinking that you would probably fold if an opponent bets, then you can safely check without too much worry.

One of the more important mid level stud strategies that you must start to work on is studying your opponents and mixing up your own play to confuse opponents. This is a strong tactic that most casual poker players never figure out. There are a few things you can do to mix up your play in the eyes of your opponents and it will go along way to winning you some chips down the long haul. Every now and then it is a good idea to advertise a little bit with what might be a less than stellar move. Try bluffing when you are not likely to win or raise early on with a hand that you would not normally play or raise with. Additionally, there is no better way to mix things up with an aggressive player then by playing right back at them, even when you may not have the best of things. All of these things will confuse your opponents and make it difficult for them to nail down your playing style, which is critically important to your success as a Seven Card stud Hi Lo player.

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