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Stud Poker Strategy: Points to Ponder -- Answers March 01, 2008

In my last column I gave you some questions to ponder, promising answers in the subsequent column, which you're reading here. I'll repeat the question and then provide each answer in bold face... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Problems to Ponder February 23, 2008

I have some problems for you to ponder until next week when I'll fill you in on my answers. For now, take out a piece of paper and jot down what you think the best answers are to the following questions. Don't sweat... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Fifth Street Decisions February 16, 2008

After my last column when I explored a decision to fold a four-flush on fourth street, I've had some questions about other, similar situations. Since poker is a game of decisions, try your hand at figuring out what to do in the following... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Heads Up on Heads-Up Battles February 09, 2008

I was playing in a relaxed $5/10 home game of dealer's choice HORSE (where the dealer may call a round of hold'em, Omaha-8, razz, stud, or stud-8) with three regulars and two players who had rarely if ever played seven-card stud. They... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Conquering Fear at the Table February 02, 2008

It's corrosive. It eats away at your best judgment and withers your poker stack. It conquers all of the skills of aggression, patience and self control that you've taken years to master. It's fear. Know this: If you are afraid to lose... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Improve and Fold January 26, 2008

Seven-card stud is a complicated game, significantly more so than hold'em. Successful stud and hold'em players both must attend to the betting actions of their opponents to figure out their likely holdings. Stud and hold'em players... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Bad Advice January 19, 2008

My daughter is going off to France today, studying abroad for the second semester of her junior year of college. I have a long list of things I want to tell her – advice for living and studying abroad. But before I have that conversation...http://www. more

Stud Poker Strategy: Slowing Down at Yellow Lights January 12, 2008

I was teaching my daughter how to drive — but she's learning in the city, Boston to be exact. People tend to pick up bad habits of driving in this city, and my daughter is no exception. We were approaching a green light and it... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Flush in Five January 05, 2008

Here's a close call in stud at the poker table that you've probably faced many times. It's the kind of difficult decision you should be lucky enough to frequently make. You are dealt three cards of the same suit, the exposed one an ace... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Theorem of Poker – A Closer Look for Stud Players December 29, 2007

The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky should be on everyone's must-read list of poker books. It is a classic, for good reason. Within the book's pages Sklansky addresses, powerfully and broadly, winning concepts of play including... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Short-Handed Play December 22, 2007

I was playing at my favorite stud venue, Foxwoods, this past week. They had a midday stud tournament, so I took off a day from work to play in it. It was a nice diversion. I drove down, arrived an hour before the tournament was set... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Reading Hands by Reading Cards December 15, 2007

To be a successful stud player you must be able to use the information that is presented to you to figure out the likely hand of your opponent. Forget tells, important though they may be. Forget psychic ability, fantastic though that... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Calling December 09, 2007

It's gotten a bad name, calling has. Players who do a lot of it are given a special moniker, 'calling station'. Good players tend to go for the raise and the fold. Even so, there are times when it is surely the best play... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Dealing with Wild Men December 01, 2007

I'm the opposite of a wild man at the table. I pretty much play by the book. On third street, when I have a premium pair, I raise nearly all the time. If I think someone has a better pair and I have a better kicker, I call... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Don't Believe Everything You Read November 24, 2007

I just read an article in a leading poker publication by an excellent poker writer that contained some seriously flawed thinking. At least I think it did. Let me paraphrase and then quote what was written and then explain why I think... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Questions and Answers, Part #1 -- Bankroll Questions November 17, 2007

This week, I'll start a handful of columns where I answer some of the many questions I've received on various aspects of stud poker strategy, both here and at my new webcast show... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Do Tell! Part 4 of 4 November 10, 2007

In my last three columns, I showed you how to figure out your opponents' hands – a combination of figuring out the type of player you were against, deducing their hands from their betting action and the exposed cards, and by recognizing... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Do Tell! Part 3 of 4 November 03, 2007

This is one of the most profitable tells I've recognized at the table (after being introduced to the concept by Mike Caro in his excellent book on poker tells). It can happen on any street but is most noticeable on the river, right... more

Stud Poker Strategy: Do Tell! Part 2 of 4 October 27, 2007

In my last column I explored some basic skills that would help players figure out what their opponents were likely to hold. These weren't the giveaway tells that you see in the movies – but were skills of observation, typing opponents... more

Fun Home Poker Game Rules - Grab Bag May 13, 2007

Here's a game I learned when I was in jail on a trespassing rap back about 30 years ago. I hadn't thought of it until recently when I was watching a TV show with a prison scene. It's one of those games that's great for players... more

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