Obviously you can’t have the cards that the other players have to improvise your online poker game. Watch out that one of the opponents doesn’t have a card that you need to make a straight. If such is the case then the odds are against you. Let us say you have K-Q-J and you see that one of the other players has a pair of 10s and another player has an ace, the odds are against you.
You must always keep an eye and gauge to see whether the odds are in your favor or against in five-card stud. Another thing that a player should do is to check to see how good a chance the other players have of winning the game by watching their open cards. Let’s say you have three 3’s (two open and one which is concealed) and another player has two 2’s in
his exposed cards then you should check to see if another player has a 2 showing in his cards. If you do find a 2 then it is quite possible to win the game. You shouldn’t think you are the only smart one. It would be wise to remember that the other players are also out to win while you are trying to get a better hand. Let’s illustrate this. One player has an ace and you have an 8 card showing.
If you think you might get a pair it would serve you well to remember that the other player also stands a chance of making a pair with his ace. If the other player increases the wager later on in the game there is a possibility that the player has a pair, so be careful. A player must keep a close watch on the cards of the other players in stud poker games.
The player can continue to gauge his chances of winning if he knows which cards have been dealt. Let us use the same situation but we give yet another player an ace, then the odds of any of the two players getting a pair of aces is much lesser.
If another poker player has better cards than you then you shouldn’t bother to continue playing. If your cards aren’t as good as that of another player then it would be best to quit though you might have a pair or something better. Although luck may favor you and you could win but then the odds are against it.
Typically in stud poker games the wagers get higher in every subsequent round. If a player is still playing in this round then you should determine whether the kitty is large enough to take a risk with the cards the player has. Another way to look at this is that he is in essence buying a card when he places a wager.
In this case advisable poker strategy for him would be to determine whether it is worth his while to match his wager in anticipation of getting good poker card that would better his game. Of course this is only so when you have considered all the aspects, for example, are the cards that you need still available and the kind of cards that the other player has.
The player should know how to make the most of his concealed card. If you have one card from a pair, which is concealed and one that is showing then this is better than two exposed pairs. If for example a player has an ace in the hole (this is where the expression originated) and one exposed then you have an edge rather than when you have both aces exposed.
The other players won’t know whether you actually have and ace in the hole or whether you are pretending. During the last round if you feel your chances of winning at poker game are great then you should bet aggressively (it is not guaranteed).