[RobNottsUk]

Due to 'contributory' bonus on a poker site, and me doing a touch of Bonus W-ing, I decided to try 7Stud to clock up points (as the ante's count as a contrib).

Armed just with Dave Scharf's book, 11 pages on 7stud (57 on Hold'em)I started, not expecting very much....

But though the edge of pair's on 3rd isn't so great, and 'suckouts' are frequent, sensible play seems to consistently win,despite getting rivered frequently.

Is this common experience at low stakes online (say 25c/50 & 50c/$1), or likely "Beginner's" luck running super hot. I've only had 1 losing session, and still see plenty of errors (and passive play) stepping up a level.

I'm used to much wilder swings, playing Hold'em or Omaha Hi/Lo. But 7 Stud seems to punish poor play, offering as good win rate with much less variance.

So good start, am I likely to have just been lucky?