Saturday, April 24, 2010

"How to Play 7 Card Stud"

How to Play 7 Card Stud

7 Card Stud is a variant of stud poker. Basically each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds.

The 'good' thing is you have all 7 cards to yourself. The 'bad' thing is you may have nothing but garbage on 7th street. Assuming you gone all the way to the showdown, this is where you lose if you have nothing but garbage. **Insert The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme**

So basically:

*Two cards dealt face down to each player
*one card dealt face up to each player
*upcard to each player (Fourth Street)
*upcard to each player (Fifth Street)
*upcard to each player (Sixth Street)
*downcard to each player (Seventh Street)

*Showdown...make the best five-card poker hand out of the seven cards you were dealt and best you opponent and you scoop.

And speaking of SCOOP. Event #10 is the 7-Card Stud High game.
Save the date. May 5 at 17:00 ET.
Maybe you can also ride off into the sunset with bags of gold coins like Blondie.
**Insert The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme**

Friday, April 23, 2010

"How to Play Pot Limit Omaha"

How to Play Pot Limit Omaha?

Pot-limit Omaha or PLO, as most peeps call it, is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em. Players are dealt 4 cards and MUST use 2 and exactly 2 to make the best hand using exactly 3 of the 5 community cards.

PLO is a game of draws and redraws. Therefore, you should play cards that are coordinated. Position matters more ever than in Hold'em. It's all about Position, Position, and Position. Also, most beginners only focus on the good cards that helps their hand but forget about the bad cards that hurts their hand and helps their opponents.

And since this game is Pot Limit. You can only bet to the size of the Pot.
Which could be all your chips because you flopped the nuts and on the turn or river you believe you still have the nuts, maybe. Becareful and watch your money because you will either have the 'nuts' or this game will make you 'nuts'

Outdrawn again at the river! Unreal! Lee Jones!

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