Stud poker tip

Who knows more about studs than your favorite poker player/writer/babe/attention deficit tick hottie Jenny Woo?  So yeah I consider my expert on providing the perfect stud poker tip.

Next to Texas Holdem Poker, stud Poker is one of the most popular variations for home, casino and online Poker games. You can find stud Poker tips in many places (and no boys, not my bedroom....well, maybe not), from gambling web sites to asking friends to watching the pros at the World Series of Poker. Stud Poker is a fun and challenging game, and often pays out more to winners than Texas Hold 'Em. The rules for stud Poker are fairly straightforward.

Stud Poker is a game in which each player is dealt a number of cards, with pauses for betting rounds. The most common variations of stud Poker are Five-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud. Most people prefer to play Seven-Card Stud Poker because the odds are better that you will be dealt a winning hand. In stud Poker, as in all forms of Poker, the object is to formulate the best five-card hand possible. Though some of the game relies on the luck of the draw, there are a lot of stud Poker tips you can take into account to help improve your game.

One good stud Poker tip concerns your actions after the first round of betting opens. In either version of stud Poker, five- or seven-card, players are normally dealt three cards apiece and then allowed to bet on them. It's a good tip to stay in if your first three cards are three of a kind, a pair and another card, or three cards that could make a possible straight or flush. In stud Poker, if you don't start out with the possibility of a good hand, it's advisable to fold before you place money in the pot. A basic understanding of the odds in a standard 52-card deck can also be invaluable in stud Poker, because you will always have the same 52 cards distributed around the table.
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Another stud Poker tip concerns later rounds of betting. Depending on the number of players in the game, you can usually determine the approximate odds that you will be dealt the cards you need to round out your hand. You should weigh the size of the pot against your odds and bet accordingly. Seven-card stud Poker is usually the better way to go where odds are concerned, because you can discard two of your cards and have more chances for a good hand. With five cards, stud Poker is a limiting game that relies far more on luck than skill.

You can get great stud Poker tips by watching the pros or sitting in on a live or online stud Poker game. Play some 5-card or 7-card stud right now over at Bodog.com! Pay attention to the betting and folding habits of accomplished stud Poker players to gain a better understanding of the game. Playing stud Poker is fun, whether you play at home or online, for money or points. Build your own library of stud Poker tips and practice often!

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Jenny Woo, www.gambling911.com

Originally published September 10, 2006 1:54 pm ET