Poker strategy: Drawing or not in Stud

May 10, 2008

Ok, so we are making a bit of progress with the Stud Poker strategy, that is all good, but we have a long way to go yet, for the beginner player there is loads to learn, and if you are reading to polish up your style well then, you will have to see if this is going to be helpful to you, however, you will get a load of good information here to help you become a better player.

What we will be looking at today is something that every stud poker player need to know, and he has to know this like he know that he needs to take a bath. It has to be second nature to him, and what I am talking about is knowing when to draw a card in stud poker and knowing when just to fold. This is a very important decision and will be the thin line between you winning and losing the pot. This is a very important decision especially when it comes to the pot doubling, so you will need to know when to do this by instinct.

There are many ways that one can do this sort of strategy without setting out the card in front of you, but then it will not make a lot of sense, so to keep it sort I will give you a brief explanation if how to do it. Keep your eyes open, know what cards have go from the time the first card is dealt, keep a memory record of this, just like we did in the last strategy blog, you need to know what goes at all times, so you know what is coming, or at least you can make a very close guess, this is your best bet, if you know the cards, you are half of the way there. The best way to hone you skill in doing this is to make use of the computer based stud games, where you have nothing but time on your side, and before you go into a real game, be sure that you are sure.

Written by Tom · Filed Under Poker Strategy |

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gtycoon May 10th, 2008 3:09 pm

When the starting hand is dealt and all the door cards are showing you will need to do this as quickly as possible before players start folding their hands:

Look at all of the door cards showing around the table.
Count how many of each suit is out.
Look at what card numbers are out.

Remember which player was the first to raise the bring-in bet (if any) and how far away they are in position from the bring-in.

Remember if the player with the bring-in bet calls any raises.

Let the table know that you are not afraid to raise and re-raise.
Let the table know that you can lay down a very good hand, even after re-raising.

Why do these things matter?

You are not only counting the cards for your own hand, you are counting cards and suits to determine what is live for other player’s hands for later rounds as well.

If your cards are not live, then fold.
Tom September 5th, 2008 5:34 pm

I agree with your assesment

Poker strategy: Drawing or not in Stud

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