<div class="floatright">(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd468/sybakrys/Tyler/305takehim2-1.jpg)</div><strong>Cooper plays with Bethany</strong><br/><br/>With the door locked so that no one would disturb and the cards unwrapped, Cooper tapped the floor next to him for Bethany to join him. “Come, sit next to me and I will show you.” He firstly shuffled the cards and then explained the game they would be playing – 7 card stud.<br/><br/>“7 Card Stud is a high card game. More winning hands are decided by the highest pair of two pair or just the highest pair, than by straights, flushes and other big hands. So if you start with a straight or flush draw, it should have at least two high cards or at least one card that is higher than anything up on the board. These draw hands and low pair starting hands need to improve or turn a high pair quickly to justify continued play. Any time your high hand is beaten on the board, fold, unless you think you still have the best draw hand.”<br/><br/>He smiled at Bethany realising he was probably using words that she did not understand. “Do not worry, come closer and I will show you or indeed we will figure it out as we go along, alright?”<br/>