7 Card Stud Poker Strategy

Poker Review USA team of editors has come up with a poker strategy guide on Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha
Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud Hi/Low and Razz; the most popular forms of poker today. We will also
teach you the basics of Pot-Limit and No-Limit poker.

7-Card Stud: Strategy

The best starting hand for 7-Card Stud is without a doubt trips of any rank, starting from A-A-A down to
2-2-2.  
 

Other premium hands are a high pair (AA, KK, JJ) and high suited connectors (A-K-Q, K-Q-J).
 

Strong and medium strength hands are; medium ranked pairs like 8-8 through 10-10 and medium suited
connectors, such as J-10-9.
 

High suited semi-connectors(K-J-10) are also strong starting hands.  
 

Low pairs and low to medium rank connectors are usually not a good starting hand, but if only a few bets
have been made to you it may pay to speculate for a couple of cheap cards.

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