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Team PokerStars Pro Theo Jorgensen explains his strategies in $565-$1150 Sit & Gos on PokerStars.

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This is a recording of a live training. In this session trainer TheLangolier explains his strategies at the NL10 6-max tables and focuses on Game Selection.

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Team PokerStars Pro Christophe De Muelder plays a NL 6-max session at the $0.50/$1.00 tables. This is part 1 of 2.

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This video is a recorded training session from Andy ahar010 Harvey. Andy explains how do build a Bankroll specifically for playing Sit & Gos

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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)

A. The Great Hands
B. Buried Pairs
C. Split Pairs
D. Quiz: Third Street

Lesson 4: Third Street (Part 2)

A. Three to a Flush
B. Three to a Straight
C. Three High Cards
D. Quiz: Third Street (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

A. Scary Boards
B. Ugly Boards
C. The Return of Pot Odds
D. Reading
E. Quiz: Sixth Street

Lesson 9: Seventh Street

A. When You Know You're Winning
B. Check and Call?
C. Missing Your Draws
D. Quiz: Seventh Street

Lesson 10: Raising and Bluffing

A. Is it Halloween?
B. When you Should and Shouldn't Raise
C. Check Raising
D. Quiz on Raising and Bluffing

Lesson 11: Miscellaneous Thoughts

A. Always Look for that Added Out
B. Your Eyesight
C. Starting with 6-7-8
D. Reading the Opposition
E. Quiz (on all topics to date)

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

Want more lessons? Read Russell Fox's Omaha Lessons

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