Russell Fox's Stud For Beginners
One of Russell Fox's favorite games is seven card stud. It was the first game type he had ever played. He now teaches stud to beginning players at PSO. His quizzes will count for bankroll. A new lesson will be made available every two weeks. Find his omaha lessons here.
Lesson 1: Mechanics of Seven Card Stud
A. General rules of poker (see
Lou Krieger, lesson 1-4)
B. Specifics of Stud
C. Why Play Stud [no quiz in this lesson]
Lesson 2: Traits of the Winning Stud Player
A. Traits of the Winning Player
1. Patience
2. Good Memory
3. Math Skills
4. Reading Other Players
B. Characteristics of Low Limit Stud Games
C. Other Stud Games (In Brief)
D. Quiz: Reading the Board
Lesson 3: Third Street (Part 1)
Lesson 4: Third Street (Part 2)
Lesson 5: Third Street (Part 3)
A. When you have the Bring-in
B. Trap Hands
C. Trash
D. Winning the Antes
E.
Quiz: Third Street (3)
Lesson 6: Fourth Street
A. Have You Improved?
1. A Strong Hand that Got Better
2. A Strong Hand that Didn't Improve
3. A Three Flush that's Still a Three Flush 4. A Four Flush
5. Four to a Straight
B. Improved Trash
C. Quiz: Fourth Street
Lesson 7: Fifth Street
A. Scary (Opponents) Boards
B. When Your Board is Scary (but ugly underneath)
C. And when You've Made your Hand
D. Maximizing the Money
E.
Quiz: Fifth Street
Lesson 8: Sixth Street
Lesson 9: Seventh Street
Lesson 10: Raising and Bluffing
Lesson 11: Miscellaneous Thoughts
Lesson 12: Introduction to Stud Tournaments
A. Structure of Tournaments
B. It's Better to be Lucky than Good
C. Tight & Aggressive
D. Be Wary when Scary
E. Be Scary when Wary
F. Short-handed Play
G.
Quiz on Tournaments
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