Once you have tackled Third Street in Seven Card Stud, it’s time to move on to Fourth Street.  Fourth Street is primarily the round of the game where you are hoping that you are able to improve your hand with the card that is needed.  Moreover, you are hoping that your opponents don’t receive the card they need in order to improve their own hand.

When you see a pair on the board then it’s very likely that your opponent (if not yourself) has a three of a kind.  If this is not of concern to you because you don’t have a three of a kind and your own hand is not improved at this time in Fourth Street, it is probably best to fold your hand rather than continue playing and betting…stop now and minimize your losses.  Keep that money that you would bet and put it toward the next game when you possibly have a better hand or maybe even a sure win hand.

When it comes to Fifth Street and you are still in the game, you can rest assured that the bets will probably double in size and amount.  In addition, if you’ve made it this far, you’ll probably make it to the end, which is the River, unless you can tell that your opponents hand is superior to your own.  You’ll probably notice that on the two previous betting rounds, Third and Fourth Street, that all or almost all the players at call.  However, on this betting round, Fifth Street, there are typically only a few players that stay in the game.

Fifth Street is when many of your hands will be thrown away because they simply aren’t good enough to move to Sixth Street with.  Most hands thrown away at this time are the big pair or two pair as they are up against a flush draw or even a straight.  Your hand may have seemed to show potential on Third Street, but now that we are at Fifth Street, the hand doesn’t seem so great. 

If you get to Sixth Street and find that you are throwing away a lot of hands, then you are making a mistake somewhere prior to this betting round – probably on Fourth, but more presumably on Fifth.  If this is the case, evaluate what you are doing and try to determine where your mistakes are taking place and what is going on.  Try to figure out what you can do to fix your mistakes.

If you get to Sixth Street and keep your hand because you have a very strong hand then bet or raise, whichever is adequate depending on your table position.  If you know you have a superior hand, bet and raise in order to make as much profit from the hand as you can because these hands don’t come around every game.

At the River, if you still assume that you have the best possible hand, then call every bet made on the River.  Look out for any bluffs, though, that your opponent may be throwing at you because this is a critical time in the game.

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