I have played stud many times in tournaments and have a good understanding of razz, stud hi, and stud hi/lo in tournament situations and have had good success. I have recently got back into cash tables and have begun playing HORSE ring games due to the fact alot of people are only good at 2 or 3 games and are terrible at the rest. My profits have mainly been in hold em and omaha, but the stud games have basically been even.
What are we looking for in stud hands for cash games. Like in hold em, we play a larger range of hands in cash tables than in tournaments, does this apply to stud as well? In tournaments i generally look for large 3 flushes, big pairs, or large 3 card straights with my cards being live. Am i just looking for these same hand ranges in the cash tables, or are we opening up are starting hand requirements more? Just interested in a discussion since i cant seem to turn a profit in these stud games.

i think one thing to understand about limit games vs. no limit, in general playing limit you are kind of stuck playing a set range of hands in any situation, tournament or cash game, because your implied odds are limited in both cases...when playing no-limit cash games or tournaments with deep stacks you can look to play hands that can allow you to take your opponent's whole stack, while in limit play you can only win so much from one hand

so i don't really change my starting hand requirements for stud from cash to tournaments, because for me the difference between the two isn't as great as the difference between late in a no-limit tournament and a no-limit cash game

You might want to do some reading. 7stud for advanced players, Chip in SS1, etc. It is really tough to give a list of hands for stud since things are so situation dependant. Certain hands only play against certain doors, position is important for some, etc. But generally your play should be the same as the early rounds of a tourney. I think things change in tourney sitations only in late stages for ante stealing etc.

when i play stud i only play good starting hands.. three to a flush or straight with no gaps and big pairs.. starting hand selection is really important when i play...

hidden small/medium pairs with both outs live are golden if you can catch the trips on fourth or fifth street....especially if you start with two to a flush as well......lots of possibilities.......