September 11th, 2004
Seven card stud high low
So maybe I found my game!
I played in a
poker stars freeroll tournament of 7 card stud high-low. I had NEVER played this variation before. I didn’t even realize it was a high low until the tournament started. I folded the first few hands and went to google and did a search for some 7 card strategy sites. I used the following resources to help me learn the game:
http://www.pokersyte.com/seven_hilo.htm
http://www.studstrategy.com/7cardstudstrategy8b.htm
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/?a_id=13968
http://www.thepokerforum.com/jvpr14.htm
This gave me the rules and helped me learn some strategy. I really didn’t understand the “low” part for awhile! I played for probably an hour before I realized a small pair didn’t neccessarily disqualify me!
Basically 7 card stud high low is like this.
Anything 8 or lower qualifies for the low side. You can use any of your 7 cards to create the low hand. Straights and flushes do NOT disqualify you. The best low hand has the lowest high card. So you need 5,4,3,2,A to have the best hand. An 8 as your highest low card will help you make low but it will be beaten by anyone whose largest low card is a 5, 6, or 7. It is best to view some of those sites above to get a feel for how this works.
The really amazing thing about 7 card high low is that you can actually win both the low and the high. A straight 5,4,3,2,A is one of the best hands in the game. You have a strong chance to win both the high and the low. This is called “scooping” the hand.
Anyway I really enjoyed the 7 card game. I lasted over an hour and a half and placed 1202 out of 3993 players! That is the best I have ever done in a tournament. That means I was in the top 31% of players in the tournament. Not too bad!
I’m definitely going to find some more 7 card games to play today and see how well I do. I wonder if it was just a fluke?
- See you online
Fittsy
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