Five and Seven Card Stud and Omaha Seven Card Stud Poker Basic Strategy Seven Card Stud is a very easy game to learn. The object is to finish with the best hand. Hold or Fold that's the question. Here are some pointers to help get you started.
• If you can see an opponent holding the cards you need they are no longer available to you.
• If you are after a flush check your opponents for the other cards in the suit. If you can't see them you can work out accurately your chances of drawing.
• A Big Pair is well worth backing unless your opponents are strongly backing their hand.
• At Fifth St decide whether or not you want to play the game out. The betting doubles with each round of betting from here so it can get expensive if you lose.
• If your hand is beaten by the exposed cards alone of your opponent Fold.
• If you have a straight draw make sure that your opponents don't already hold the cards you need. If they have some of them recalculate your outs and pot odds.
• Fold a poor hand.
Seven Card Stud is about waiting for the good hands. Do not back your poor hands. Five Card Stud Poker Basic Strategy Five card Stud has relatively more cards exposed allowing you to judge how good your hand is, useful because there are four rounds of betting. Take your time and wait for your best hands. Compare your hand to the exposed cards of your opponents If an opponents exposed hand is strong Fold. If your hand is beaten by an opponents exposed cards Fold. If your opponent has the cards you need you will not draw them You can accurately calculate your chances of a flush draw by seeing how many cards of the suit you need are held by your opponents. Look for the cards you need for a straight draw amongst your opponents exposed cards, if they are there recalculate your pot odds. Wait for your good hands to come before betting too much.
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Poker Basic Strategy This is a variation of Seven Card Stud. There are however two pots up for grabs. One higher one lower. Again bet on the Big Pairs unless there is a lot of action. If there are fewer than four players in the game you will still lose if the pot quartered. If you calculate that you are able to play the low hand adjust your betting appropriately. Again at Fifth St the betting doubles so decide whether or not you want to go all the way with your hand. If the exposed cards of an opponent beats your hand Fold. Check to see if any cards that you want to draw are among the upturned cards of the other players. Fold the poor hands.
Wait for the winning hands to come before betting don't over bet on a poor hand. Basic Strategy for Omaha High Omaha Hi is similae to Texas Holdem and Omaha Hi/Lo, but you are only playing for a high hand. | 
