http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/stud-poker/ This page is dedicated to poker strategy. Here you can find articles about how to play poker successfully. For professionals and beginners, as well. Coming soon: detailed strategies for every game: Texas Hold'em, Omaha and all others. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:04:47 -0800 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/bankroll-builders-vol-2-heads-up-razz-sit-n-go's-part-2-7455.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/bankroll-builders-vol-2-heads-up-razz-sit-n-go's-part-2-7455.htm When it comes to poker variants, Razz gets a bad rep. Burdened with the stereotypes of being a cranky old man’s game, a fast-track to tilt or an exercise in sheer torture, Razz is actually a fairly simple game to learn. If you can get past the... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/bankroll-builders-vol-2-heads-up-razz-sit-n-go's-part-1-7454.htm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/bankroll-builders-vol-2-heads-up-razz-sit-n-go's-part-1-7454.htm When it comes to poker variants, Razz gets a bad rep. Burdened with the stereotypes of being a cranky old man’s game, a fast-track to tilt or an exercise in sheer torture, Razz is actually a fairly simple game to learn. If you can get past the... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/horse-freerolling-high-stud-hi-lo.htm Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/horse-freerolling-high-stud-hi-lo.htm Stud games are typically the games that beginning mixed-games players struggle with the most. They require much more attention to detail than flop games due to all of the cards that are exposed during the course of a hand. For example... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/tricks-trade.htm Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:14:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/tricks-trade.htm There are hundreds of strategy considerations in stud. Most are based on a few broad principles: 'Good starting hands turn into winning hands.' 'Don't chase without sufficient pot odds or implied odds.' 'Be aggressive when you're... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/fifth-street-quiz-part-2.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:18:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/fifth-street-quiz-part-2.htm In the last column I asked you what your best betting action would be with a certain hand on fifth street. Let's reprise the hand situation: The game is $20/40 stud with a $3 ante and a $5 forced bet from the low card. It's a casino game... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/fifth-street-quiz-part-1.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:41:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/fifth-street-quiz-part-1.htm Let's focus on fifth street for a while. For me, it's the trickiest street to play, since one frequently has difficult decisions about how to play one's hand. Third street might be a more important decision, but in my book it's... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/road-trip-risks.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:41:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/road-trip-risks.htm I've been staying and playing poker in Las Vegas. It's a long way from my home in Boston; I've been here for about a week now. It's longer than I normally stay – and it comes with certain risks to my game. Let me outline them... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/kiss-keep-it-simple-stupid.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:07:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/kiss-keep-it-simple-stupid.htm I'm leaving for the World Series of Poker today, June 28th. I'll be playing in the H.O.R.S.E. tournament tomorrow, Sunday. I'm excited, but realistic. Even so, it's a heady thing to contemplate – playing among the best... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/taking-one-off-part-2.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:05:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/taking-one-off-part-2.htm In my last column we looked at an extreme case when it made sense to 'take one off.' Here we'll look at the other extreme and then look at some guiding questions to help you figure out what to do in less extreme cases.... http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/taking-one-off-part-1.htm Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:09:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/taking-one-off-part-1.htm Hold'em players say, 'Let's see the flop.' Stud players say, 'I'll take a card off.' They mean roughly the same thing: They'll pay to see the next round. But the decision is very different. In hold'em, by calling preflop and then seeing...