stud hi-lo online

[ahosang 0]

What are the best sites for a good game of stud hi-lo? Stakes range from $1/$2 to $3/$6. I know Party is good for low limits, but i really can't stand Party's software. It slows down the PC too. So any others?

[dms26 3]

PokerStars always has a few tables at each limit going.

[EJ333 0]

Party seems to have the most hi-lo games going. There are some good players in the 5-10 and above, and those games don't seem to be very profitable at least for me. I'm probably overdue to reread Ray Zee again. Your mileage may vary.The 3-6 tables have every breed of cat playing and these can be juicy, but table selection is paramount.Also, the $50 hi-lo sit n gos are somewhat soft. Although towards the end, like most party sit n gos it becomes somewhat of a crap shoot.The Stars hi-lo ring games seem kinda dead.

[Raindog 0]

What sites have 7 card stud hi/lo tournaments? I have accounts at Party Poker, UB and Gaming Club and none of them have hi/lo tournies. I know that Pokerstars does. Any others?I have been playing a lot of 7 card stud hi/lo recently, mainly at Party because there are always multiple tables going. At the low limits, the antes are disproportionately large however, so I have started playng their SnGs where the antes are more reasonable. Of course, by the final 3, the blinds are so high there is no play left at all.So far I've been doing extremely well on the $10.00 SnGs. Someone said the play in the $50.00 ones is "soft". How does it compare to the $10.00 ones? What about the levels in between?

[EJ333 0]

Raindog,If you are winning consistently in the $10 sng's at party you should move up to the $30 and try it out. The games seem to get extra soft on friday and saturday night. The $50 sng's have some good players that play almost every night., but for the most part, if you play your starting hands properly you should profit.I'm assuming you have Ray Zee's book.

[Swift_Psycho 1]

Not Full Tilt. That's all I have to say.

[Raindog 0]

Thanks for the input.I don't have Ray Zee's book. You are referring to the one on both Omaha Hi/Lo and Stud Hi/Lo? I have played mainly Omaha Hi/Lo over the past several months and have only been playing Seven Stud Hi/Lo on a regular basis recently, so I guess that would be a good book for me to pick up.

[EJ333 0]

If you have any interest in stud hi/lo. The Ray Zee book is teh best investment you can make. Also, Todd Brunson does the chapter for stud 8 in super system 2. Not as in depth as Ray Zee but still good reading. Unfortunately neither book covers tournament or sng play for stud 8. Typically when the blinds become very large, the high hands play stronger than they do with low blinds. What's your screen name on party?

[Raindog 0]

I'll put this here rather than start a new thread. After my initial giddy rush playing SnGs, my results the past week have been decidedly mediocre, but I haven't played enough of them to tell how I will do overall.A couple questions/issues that have troubled me with SnGs.1) At what point do you switch gears from playing mainly hands that are strong low hands to looking for hands that are strong high hands? 5 people left? 4 people? 3? The blinds have something to do with this obviously. At a certain point on Party Poker you can't afford to pay the price to draw to hands. Which leads me to issue #2....2) When the blinds start to get high (level 5 and up), to what extent do you play drawing hands? A hand that may look good in a ring game (especially the high only draws) can cost you your entire stack in an SnG. Do you just not bother with good draws at all (I am thinking 3 suited starting cards or 3 connectors that aren't low cards)? Do you take a look at 4th street and dump them if you haven't moved towards completing the hand? This relates to issue $3...3) How do you value your starting hands once you are in the money/heads up? I have been pondering this one a lot. At this point in the SnG I recognize that you should play it much more like straight stud high and that starting high pairs are ideal. However, antes are expensive and you can't wait around for starting pairs...what about a hand like KQ10 rainbow. How hard do you push overcards? What if you have (AQ)8 and bring it in and your opponent completes? I've gone out of a couple once in the money with what would normally be great starting hands that feature 3 connected/semi-connected or suited low cards. Basically, I am having a great deal of time assigning value to various starting combinations outside of pocket pairs once you get down to 2 or 3 players (with inevitably very high blinds).Thanks in advance for any advice.