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 enlarge | Author: Ashley Adams
Publisher: Lyle Stuart
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 176542
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0818406356
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412
EAN: 9780818406355
ASIN: 0818406356
Publication Date: November 1, 2003
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 A good book for the beginner or the player who is too loose. May 16, 2005
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
Winning 7-Card Stud is a good book for players up to the 10-20 limit. Adams gives advice on how to play a tight and aggressive game. If his advice is followed, the player is likely to at least hold his own against the average talent at the 5-10 and 10-20 level. Chapter 2: Winning Basic Strategy gives a rundown on how to play a tight game that one should play against typical players. It describes the type of starting hands you want to play, and how to play them. It also describes each of the ensuing streets, and how one should proceed. Chapter 5: Expanding Your Repertoire explains more advanced techniques, ideas and moves a player can use once the player has the basic strategy down. Overall, this is a solid book for someone new to the game and any player that plays too loose. I recommend it as one's first 7-Card Stud book.
 THE BEST 7 STUD BOOK IN PRINT November 19, 2004
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have read this book several times and if you are a poker player or aspire to be one it will pay for itself rather quickly if you follow the advice contained in it. Ashley takes you from the basement home games to the casino environment arming you with everything you need to know before even sitting down. There are many books on holdem but very few on 7 stud written in recent times. Adams presents the reader with and entertaining and informative approach to seven card stud. I have read the few books on 7 stud and can tell you this one is the best. It gives you a gameplan to become a winner. Great for beginners or advanced players. Even Holdem players would find it a useful tool for picking up a new game.
Straight Up October 27, 2004
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
In your face how to play Stud. This is a REAL gem with great advice and real world dialogue. This is NOT some pro writing what has been written a hundred times before to make a buck. This is a pro telling you what he knows, and he doesn't hold back. Far and away the best stud book you can buy.
A Wonderful Introduction August 20, 2004
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
If you're looking to learn the basics of 7-Card Stud, I can't imagine you'll find a better book (or a better value) than this one. Unlike most poker books, it's actually a pretty entertaining read and all the material is well-presented and organized.
I was already a profitable low-limit online Stud player before reading this book, but this book still helped my game quite a bit. There's some good advice in here regarding how to play in live casino games (especially if you're a newbie), game selection, identifying and playing against different types of players, etc.
As one of the reviews below mentions, this is a book for beginning and intermediate-level players and the advice is really only applicable for lower-limit games. You may also find that some of the advice on third street play in particular isn't really applicable to certain types of low-limit online games due to their betting structure.
But these are just minor nitpicks. Overall, this is an excellent book and a wonderful introduction to the game. If you're a new player, start with this book!
For Hold 'Em players wanting to dabble in low-limit Stud.... June 16, 2004
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I am a frequent Hold 'Em (HE) player, both in the casino and online. A recurring problem for me is the wait. At the casino, I frequently have to wait over an hour to get a seat at an HE table. Online, it's not as bad, but just as irritating.I decided one way to start passing the time was to play Stud, which always seems to have seats open. Unfortunately, Stud and HE are VERY different games, and I wasn't making the right adjustments. This book outlines a good basic strategy that I was quickly able to implement with pretty good success. Unlike HE, Stud doesn't allow for a strict set of playable "starting hands", but this book did a good of explaining guidelines to consider when making the most critical decision: what to do on 3rd street. This book does not, and was not intended to, get into advanced and aggressive play. That's for further reading, but this was a good starting point for me. For more experienced poker players, some of the advice might be considered weak-tight, but it's still a good foundation. Warning - this book has a few typos in it. In particular, there is at least one diagram that in no way corresponds to the text beneath.
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