Stud is much more about luck than Hold’Em Casino
Maybe this question has been brought up before but I haven’t seen the answer. I need to know from all you professional card players (50-100 and up), which game has more strategy and more moves. Is it limiting Texas Hold’em with 10 players or is it stud with 8 players???
Answer 1:
I think hold’em has far more moves and strategy, but stud is far more complex and more difficult to fully comprehend and appreciate. The difference lies in the fact that it’s real easy to know what to do in stud, once you know what to do. In hold’em, the possibilities often are endless.
Answer 2:
The big difference between hold’em and stud is that the mechanical skill gap between players in stud is higher than in hold’em. What I mean is that in stud, there is more basic information available to you than in hold’em. This usually makes the correct play easier to select. In hold’em, there is less information, so you can’t always pick the correct play with as much confidence. This causes hold’em to seem much more like a crapshoot than stud is. Some people think this makes hold’em harder. Others think that effectively using ALL the information in stud makes it harder. Either way, I think it is easier for a mediocre player to gain a higher edge in stud (against the fish) than it is in hold’em.
Answer 3:
The majority of Hold’Em hands are decided by the flop. The majority of cards that improve your hand improve your opponent’s hand as well. With only 1,351 possible hands, the game is much more mathematical and, if played well, has a much lower variance.
Stud is much more about luck than Hold’Em.