Posts Tagged ‘Poker Game’

Skill Matters in Stud Poker

Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Alberto asked:


Since stud poker is not commonly played like holdem, it might be difficult to come across some really valuable information about stud poker. However, valuable information is scare and not totally absent. A bit of search can help one dig out some useful information about stud poker. Truly, stud poker game can give some quick and better profits than holdem if played in the right way. Those that have played complex strategies in holdem will find stud poker to comparatively be easier to play. Easier does not mean winning always, it refers to less complex.

When money is put in to stakes in stud poker one must be knowledgeable about what they are up to. Basic starting hands and playing strategies should be understood in stud poker and only when these things are mastered one will know what to expect in a stud poker table and about how to make the winnings in the table without depending only on luck. Skill matters in stud poker.

A careful consideration of all the door cards that are showing up in the table with each layer helps to design a winning strategy. After examining the door cards it is necessary to estimate about how many of each suit is already out of scope. After looking in to the card numbers going out, we will have to see the numbers that are out of scope. This will give a basic idea of what can be expected and what can be waited for winning.

After this we need to recollect about which player was the first to raise the bring-in in stud poker and one will also have to consider their position in the table. Per stud poker strategy and stud poker research it has been estimated that anybody that calls and raises are definitely to be in a better place. However, if we raise and re-raise without showing any signs of fear, the rest of the table might be wondering who is truly confident. However, there is no need to keep playing after a dramatic raise and reraise if a new card has killed the chance for winning.

There is no need to keep playing a table just because we have invested in the pot. Hanging is not really a compulsion unless there is a real and tough competition between equally qualifying hands that can win. All the above said things matter a lot in stud poker.



Eugene

TRUE STORY! What are the odds in a 5-card stud poker game with 10 players that 2 would have 4 of a kind?

Monday, August 18th, 2008
card stud poker
SMSM asked:


This actually happened when I was in the service. After finishing a 2-day mission and waiting to be relieved, we did what we normally did..played poker! This time several officers wanted to join in–big mistake for us! So, ten sat down to play one game of 5-card stud (you keep the only 5 cards you get..no wild cards..no throw-aways..everyone bet after each card was dealt). We all felt that an ace-high-garbage-hand would have been worth hanging in with for a while and a high pair could have taken it all. The game lasted for a couple of hrs. At the end, all the money most of us had, watches, rings, personal backup weapons, future favors, you name it, … it was all in the pot. More than one player had 2 of-a-kind, 2 people had 3 of-a-kind, and the last two to show their cards (both officers) each had 4 of-a-kind. The first of them to lay-down had 4 -3’s. Of course, everyone thought he was the winner, but when the last one showed his hand of 4 -4’s…well, you may can imagine the reaction. (All the ones still in the game at the end laid their hands down in the order the cards were dealt, which made it pretty amazing that the last one to show his hand had the winning-hand anyway!) This was back in the Vietnam daz, so a long time has passed, but I had to ask this question ’cause I’ve never forgotton that game and never stopped wondering about how high the odds must have been for anyone to get 4 of-a-kind…especially 2 players! The deck was a new, normal 52-card deck which was shuffeled by all 10 players, and everyone agreed that the deck had been shuffeled plenty. Thanks guys!

Elsie

whats ur favorite poker/casino card game?

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
card stud poker
broken flame asked:


mine is either 5 card stud or texas hold ‘em!

Nicole