The Lost Art of Stud?

Seems like every old-timer I run into at a poker table likes to bend my ear about how, "Back in the good ol' days, all we played was stud. Now ya got yer hold'em and everyone's goin' all-in. Seems like yer generationis too impatient for a game like stud." And I think the guy is right. I notice when I play online and i sign up for an 8-player stud SNG it takes the table a good 5 minutes to fill up, but when I want to play a hold'em SNG I have to be quick with the trigger because those things fill up in about 20 seconds.

I relaize hold'em is what we see on TV, and it is responsible for the "poker craze" if that's what you want to call it, but I get the feeling that stud is a neglected game these days. Personally I think it's the best form of poker because it relies less on luck than any other. What do you cats think? Is stud a lost art? If it is, should it be? Am I crazy?

i think this will change
pokers in a funny situation where whilst it is an old game, the majority of players have only been playing one or two years and as you said, the majority of players are hold em players

i dont think newer poker players will get bored of hold em per say, but i do think that in a few years more and more players will start to branch out and start to play stud, omaha, razz etc - im sure this will increase with tv exposure as well

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I think that omaha (all forms) is the one that is most likely to grow big. Holdem is slightly limiting and you must either be very patient or take some gambles. Omaha is much more exciting than holdem and there is much more to master. Still even then luck plays a larger part in that game (swings are bigger) - at least the way I play.

Stud - skillful though it is - it is a little dull, still as net players branch out from holdem I am sure it will appeal to some of the players who are frustrated with holdem -stud high low might become much bigger than stud straight.

What I am really looking forward to is something like a HORSE tourney on the net - a tourney playing multigames - that would seperate the men from the boys!

i perfer stud to hold'em and omaha. omaha has to do more with luck than hold'em. stud you have to pay attention to the game and what cards are mucked and how many outs you have. not to mention at a 8 seat table you could end up with a community card at the end. i have seen that a lot in live games.

hold'em is geared toward TV. stud is too slow. omaha too confusing to some. i dont see hold'em being dethroned as the king of poker any time soon.

I like Omaha and Hold'em Limit more than No Limit. No Limit definitely has more skill involved, but Limit brings a nice balance.

Every Thurs. night for 20 years I play Stud w/ friends. It is a game of patience and skill. It also teaches you a number of things, how to count cards, how to represent hands, and BLUFF. All key elements of holdem. So for me how I play holdem is a direct result of my stud play.

I play stud every now and then, but I am much more comfortable with hlod'em and Omaha. I do like the fact that in stud you really have to pay attention to what cards have been dealt and mucked. Maybe that is why not too many people play it. Can you imagine playing stud with Jesus Ferguson? That guy's memory is incredible.

i like stud especially when its H/L stud second best game i think under Omaha H/l

one thing i haven't done in the past is play these games very often, i have concentrated 99% on hold em. i have always wanted to learn how to play seven card stud properly, as for omaha it has never really interested me. i started reading chip reese's stud section in super system and was getting quite in to it but haven't finished it yet, must get reading.

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