I dont play stud much. I think heads up, I probably should've just let this hand go because villian was most likely already there with a better low than I could even draw too, and if I do make my hand, I'm only getting half the pot, and if don't improve, its easy for him to catch a pair of deuces to scoop. Let this hand go on 6th street, right?


7 Card Stud High-Low ($1/$2), Ante $0.10, Bring-In $0.50 (hand converter (use internet explorer))

3rd Street - (0.70 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 3:heart: ___brings-in
Seat 2: xx xx 7:heart: ___calls
Seat 3: xx xx J:spade: ___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 9:spade: ___calls
Seat 5: xx xx K:heart: ___folds
Hero: 2:diamond: 2:spade: 8:spade: ___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 8:diamond: ___folds

4th Street - (2.70 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 3:heart: 8:heart: ___checks
Seat 2: xx xx 7:heart: K:club: ___checks
Seat 4: xx xx 9:spade: 3:diamond: ___checks
Hero: 2:diamond: 2:spade: 8:spade: 4:spade: ___checks

5th Street - (1.35 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx 3:heart: 8:heart: A:heart: ___calls
Seat 2: xx xx 7:heart: K:club: J:diamond: ___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 9:spade: 3:diamond: 3:club: ___checks ___calls
Hero: 2:diamond: 2:spade: 8:spade: 4:spade: 6:spade: ___bets

6th Street - (4.35 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx 3:heart: 8:heart: A:heart: 4:diamond: ___bets
Seat 4: xx xx 9:spade: 3:diamond: 3:club: J:club: ___checks ___folds
Hero: 2:diamond: 2:spade: 8:spade: 4:spade: 6:spade: Q:heart: ___checks ___calls

River - (6.35 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx 3:heart: 8:heart: A:heart: 4:diamond: xx ___bets
Hero: 2:diamond: 2:spade: 8:spade: 4:spade: 6:spade: Q:heart: K:diamond: ___calls

Total pot: (8.35 BB)

you should have folded on third. That hand is shit multiway. Two spades and an 8 are out so you really have nothing to work on.

Yeah, fold 3rd. That limp would be bad in stud hi, and it's even worse in hi/lo.

Do not play hands with an 8 in them, especially when the 8 is showing (there are exceptions - but as a starting point, use this as your first rule).

For the sake of argument, lets say that you HAD to play this hand on third street.

Fourth street is a clear bet. You want to make the K7 and the 93 pay to play, plus the 3 caught an 8, which is a bad card. You may have won it right there with a bet at those stakes.

You didnt bet fourth street, so now you are hooped on 5th. You gave the other players a free card, and at least two of them caught good to their probable hands (the 9 probably has a nine buried, or another pair, and now has 2 pair, the three hearts guy isnt going anywhere, especially since all three are 8 or less).

6th street - you are now chasing only the high half (with your flush or possibly trip 2's).

7th street - you missed. Everything. Do not call that bet. You CAN raise it, if you think your opponent is the type to put in a bet on the end when they missed, but it is a clear fold if you don't raise.

If you want to learn the game, I suggest moving down in limits, and play on Absolute or paradise (low/no antees). 8)

I think 6th street would have been the best place to fold. He has board lock on the low, and could have you scooped with a flush.. You never want to be drawing dead to both halves of the pot. I also agree that a starting hand with an 8 in it is weak. Unless you have 678, 568, 578 or 3 suited babies with an 8 in it, avoiding starting hands with an 8 in it is probably best.

Way to many beginning players think that any three cards 8 and less is a good hand...

haha, not our problem if they want to play against us :-)

agreed, but this forum is here to help people learn the games, not to fatten my wallet.

yeah, the FCPers gotta stick together

Something else to consider - the fact that seat 1 doesn't put in a bet with his low until 6th street make it slightly more likely that he has paired up on 4th or 5th.

I fold this on 3rd, and failing that fold on 7th.

Also just for good measure I fold this on 6th.