Stud:
Before No Limit Holdem as well-known and most popular variant, there was another game that was popular in most casinos. 7 Card Stud This poker variant is played with the same deck as No Limit Holdem, however, be used per player up to 7 cards, what the maximum number of players reduced to a table of 8 (in which case this would not theoretically be sufficient if all players to to 7th Street would be involved. Here you will find the next difference directly to Holdem. There is no sense in the flop, turn and river, but the 3rd Street, where you get the first 3 cards, 4th Street, where one gets the fourth , including the possible 7th Street and seventh card. Stud at Full Tilt Poker is now again a very popular option and is currently more and more followers. The first two cards, and the last to be given in addition covered, while the remaining cards for each opponents can be seen openly on the table. So Stud is a game of information, because you can often determine relatively accurately the hand of the enemy.
As in Hold'em from 5 of the 7 cards have the best combination can be formed. After each Street (3rd to 7th) there is a betting round, with Stud is usually played with an ante that set each player before receiving the card must, and a carry-in (a sort of blind), the player with the lowest Door card, this is the card of the first three cards, which is not covered put, it must. In addition, there are almost just as Stud Limit variant, ie the bets are limited.
But what cards you should play in Stud now, to be successful? Well, one must first distinguish between Stud Hi, the "normal" Stud, and Stud Hi / Lo. At the Hi / Lo, over half of each pot to the best low hand (5 cards under 8). Now let's go from normal Stud Hi. Basically, all pairs are playable, which is of course the higher the better. The best starting hand consists, therefore, of a kind aces. Each triplet (one is "rolled up") as possible should be played aggressively. In addition, you can play 3 cards of one color, as well as maps related (eg 7-8-9). Much more important than your own cards, however, are the door cards of the opponent. If you own, for example, three crosses, but stops at 5 opponents each sees another cross, the hand is relatively worthless. Especially with small pairs, all cards will be "live", meaning no one should see the enemy. Once you have decided to enter the hand, then the 5th Street is still very important because then the Betsizes be doubled and there must usually be decided whether to play the hand to the end.
