Stud 8/b has been a staple of most mixed game rotations for quite some time. If these mixes include draw games most often the “super sized” version of Stud 8/b is quickly becoming the game of choice. Draw players tend to like action and this game really delivers that. If there are loose players in [...]
Playing Small Pairs with Big Kickers in Seven Card Stud
Introduction How well you play the marginal hands is crucial to how you perform in any variant of poker. Small and medium pairs are very tricky hands to play in Seven Card Stud. Many players play them too often and passively and end up leaking money. Others may fold them too much and thus miss [...]
Playing Medium Pairs with Straight Flush Kickers in Seven Card Stud
Introduction In last month’s article we discussed the play of small pairs with big kickers. Another class of tricky hands to play in Seven Card Stud are medium pairs with straight flush kickers. Even though you may be starting with a higher pair you can’t always take these hands to the end without improvement as [...]
Archie Introduction
Archie is a triple draw high/ low split pot game. It is quite an action game and is gaining popularity in mixed games all over the country. The game is played with blinds and is typically capped at six players otherwise you would run out of cards too often. A pair of nines or better [...]