Big Games Versus Small Games
Keep in mind that in seven card stud eight-or-better, as the limits get higher, the players usually get better.
Although this is true in all poker games, it is especially true in this game.
In the big games, when players start gamming on the later streets, they are almost always correct to do so.
This is not the case at the smaller limits.
In these games, someone occasionally may be jamming with the worst hand, perhaps because a concealed better hand is out.
But in the bigger games, players read the cards very well, and when they do jamming, they are most often right.
Thus at the higher limits, the person doing the jamming generally wins the pot, unless someone gets lucky with a draw.
Of course, a very creative player may do some jamming to knock an opponent out of the pot, but this is a different situation.
Even when you recognize that you are in this spot, It will may be correct to fold, as it will be extremely expensive to see the hand all the way through, plus you can’t be too sure of the situation.
In the smaller games, more players are typically in each hand, meaning that the pots may be proportionately larger for the betting limit than in the big games.
But in the big games, it usually costs more per individual ( in terms of units bet ) to see a hand all the way through, as the players are better able to capitalize on those spots where it is correct to raise and reraise or to jam.
Many times in the smaller games, a player who has the high and another player who has the low don’t jamming, because they don’t perceive exactly where they stand your-playing style.
Thus, there may be only a bet and a call on each round, where it should have been jammed all the way through.
In the high-stakes games (around $50-$100 and above), don’t expect the better players to make this kind of mistake.
They will seize these opportunities and force you to pay the maximum when you are in the pot without the best hand.
Introduction / Playing in Tight Games / Playing in Loose Games
Playing Short-handed / Big Games Versus Small Games / Running the Game / Afterthought
