Just a quick tip, count your potential outs before deciding whether or not to play a hand.  Here's something I was dealt in today's Stud game:

PokerStars Game #26501395511: Tournament #150880422, $5.00+$0.50 7 Card Stud Limit - Level III (75/150) - 2009/03/29 14:35:10 ET
Table '150880422 2' 8-max
Seat 1: garysroom (2405 in chips)
Seat 2: 101bassman (2105 in chips)
Seat 3: 23rd Paradox (2205 in chips)
Seat 4: SmilingMark (2295 in chips)
Seat 5: k06mars (3135 in chips)
Seat 6: pokernuts08 (3130 in chips)
Seat 7: checkout11 (2380 in chips)
Seat 8: JoeShowdown (2345 in chips)
garysroom: posts the ante 10
101bassman: posts the ante 10
23rd Paradox: posts the ante 10
SmilingMark: posts the ante 10
k06mars: posts the ante 10
pokernuts08: posts the ante 10
checkout11: posts the ante 10
JoeShowdown: posts the ante 10
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to garysroom [9c]
Dealt to 101bassman [Ad]
Dealt to 23rd Paradox [7d]
Dealt to SmilingMark [9h]
Dealt to k06mars [Qd 8d Jd]
Dealt to pokernuts08 [2d]
Dealt to checkout11 [2s]
Dealt to JoeShowdown [5s]
pokernuts08: brings in for 20
checkout11: folds
JoeShowdown: calls 20
garysroom: folds
101bassman: calls 20
23rd Paradox: folds
SmilingMark: folds
k06mars: folds

Why did I fold?  Let's look at the cards everyone was dealt again:


Over half the table is holding up-cards that take away from my flush and straight outs, while 23rd Paradox is holding a pair out - because of this, a playable hand such as QJ8s has turned into garbage!