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The game of the seven hand stud poker begins with the dealer dealing three cards, two faced down and one faced up to all the players. The third card is known as the third street. Just because the third card is dealt faced up, it is at this point of time where you have to decide whether you are keen on playing your hand or not.
In order to take the decisions more effectively, the participants must have a thorough knowledge about the possible card combinations that will allow the participants to carry on with their calls and bets. The possible combinations are a pair, three of a kind, three numerical running cards of one single suit or three suited cards. All these combinations are considered to be good starting hands. If in any case the players fail to achieve a good starting hand, then it is advisable that the player folds his or her hand.
In many cases it has been seen that the players who have won the pots are the ones who did not possess any winning hand at the start of the game. They have simply put forward an aggressive look, made the other participants succumb to their bluff and won the pot during the final showdown. Most beginners and the novice players would go for the fast play method where they try to eliminate their competition at the early stage. But the more experienced of the players would rather go for the slow play method.
In the slow play method, even if a player has a winning hand, he or she will not show them but instead opt to bet modestly. He or she will continue to drag the other players. This process will result in the pot amount to swell because of the bets placed by the other players during the fourth, fifth and the sixth streets. The player with the winning hand will only reveal the hand in the final showdown to win the pot.
In the end remember that the winning strategies of seven card poker are based on only two simple strategies. If you possess a high pair or high trips, opt for fast play in order to reduce competition. But if you possess a low pair or low trips then you must opt for slow play in order to keep building the pot.
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