Russell Fox's Stud Hi/Lo For Beginners

1. Lesson 1: Mechanics of Seven Card Stud

1. Intro to Stud Eight
2. Why You Should Play Stud Eight
3. Why You Shouldn't Play Stud Eight [no quiz in this lesson]

2. Lesson 2: Traits of the Winning Stud-Eight Player

1. Traits of the Winning Player
2. 1. Patience
   2. Ability to Fold on Late Streets
   3. Math Skills
   4. Reading Other Players
   5. Card Memory
3. Characteristics of Stud-Eight Games
4. Other Stud Games (In Brief)
5. Quiz: Reading the Board

3. Lesson 3: Third Street (Part 1)

1. The Great Low Hands:
2. 1. Three to a Straight Flush
   2. Three to a Flush
   3. Three to a Straight
3. The Good Low Hands:
4. 1. One-gap Lows
   2. Two-gap Lows
   3. Three Small With a Pair
5. Quiz: Third Street

4. Lesson 4: Third Street (Part 2)

1. The Good High Hands:
2. 1. Rolled-Up
   2. Very High Pairs
   3. Very High Buried Pairs
3. The Marginal Hands:
4. 1. Three Low Cards
   2. Ace Up
5. Quiz: Third Street (2)

5. Lesson 5: Third Street (Part 3)

1. When you have the Bring-in
2. Trap Hands
3. Trash
4. Winning the Antes
5. Quiz: Third Street (3)

6. Lesson 6: Fourth Street

1. Have You Improved?
2. 1. A Strong Hand that Got Better
   2. A Strong Hand that Didn't Improve
   3. Bricked
   4. High Hands, But the Lows Improved
3. Improved Trash
4. Quiz: Fourth Street

7. Lesson 7: Fifth Street

1. Scary (Opponents) Boards
2. When Your Board is Scary (but ugly underneath)
3. And when You've Made your Hand
4. Maximizing the Money
5. Quiz: Fifth Street

8. Lesson 8: Sixth Street

1. Scary Boards
2. Ugly Boards
3. Pot Odds
4. Reading
5. Quiz: Sixth Street

9. Lesson 9: Seventh Street

1. When You Know You're Winning
2. Check and Call?
3. Missing Your Draws
4. Quiz on Seventh Street

10. Lesson 10: Raising and Bluffing

1. It Must be a Leap Year
2. When you Should and Shouldn't Raise
3. Check Raising
4. Quiz on Raising and Bluffing

11. Lesson 11: Miscellaneous Thoughts

1. Always Look for that Added Out
2. It's Not Razz, It's Stud Eight
3. Minimizing the Number of Opponents when You Hold a High Hand
4. Reading the Opposition
5. Quiz (on all topics to date)

12. Stud High/Low Tournaments

1. Structure of Tournaments
2. It's Better to be Lucky than Good
3. Tight & Aggressive
4. Draws, and Maalox
5. Scary and Wary Boards
6. Short-handed Play
7. Quiz on Tournaments

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