So I'm trying to get better at stud regular, any thoughts on how I played this hand are appreciated.

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PokerStars Game #9223565752: Tournament #46771514, $1.00+$0.10 HORSE (7 Card Stud Limit) - Level IV (60/120) - 2007/04/02 - 22:26:27 (ET)
Table '46771514 5' 8-max
Seat 1: southrnctowl (985 in chips)
Seat 2: virgin queen (2140 in chips)
Seat 3: jackspur (427 in chips)
Seat 4: JohnnyBH (1411 in chips)
Seat 5: EbonyAdder (2265 in chips)
Seat 6: koetzed (1513 in chips)
Seat 7: CMUfan (4162 in chips)
Seat 8: pftw (1497 in chips)
virgin queen: posts the ante 12
jackspur: posts the ante 12
JohnnyBH: posts the ante 12
EbonyAdder: posts the ante 12
koetzed: posts the ante 12
CMUfan: posts the ante 12
pftw: posts the ante 12
southrnctowl: posts the ante 12
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to southrnctowl [7s 7h 7c]
Dealt to virgin queen [Th]
Dealt to jackspur [8c]
Dealt to JohnnyBH [2c]
Dealt to EbonyAdder [Jd]
Dealt to koetzed [Kd]
Dealt to CMUfan [6s]
Dealt to pftw [9h]
JohnnyBH: brings in for 18
EbonyAdder: folds
koetzed: calls 18
CMUfan: folds
pftw: raises 42 to 60
southrnctowl: calls 60
virgin queen: folds
jackspur: folds
JohnnyBH: folds
koetzed: calls 42
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to southrnctowl [7s 7h 7c] [4d]
Dealt to koetzed [Kd] [5s]
Dealt to pftw [9h] [Tc]
koetzed: checks
pftw: bets 60
southrnctowl: raises 60 to 120
koetzed: folds
pftw is disconnected
pftw is connected
pftw: calls 60
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to southrnctowl [7s 7h 7c 4d] [2h]
Dealt to pftw [9h Tc] [5d]
pftw: checks
southrnctowl: bets 120
pftw: calls 120
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to southrnctowl [7s 7h 7c 4d 2h] [9s]
Dealt to pftw [9h Tc 5d] [3d]
pftw: checks
southrnctowl: bets 120
pftw: calls 120
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to southrnctowl [7s 7h 7c 4d 2h 9s] [4c]
pftw: bets 120
southrnctowl: raises 120 to 240
pftw: calls 120
*** SHOW DOWN ***
southrnctowl: shows [7s 7h 7c 4d 2h 9s 4c] (a full house, Sevens full of Fours)
pftw: mucks hand
southrnctowl collected 1494 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1494 | Rake 0
Seat 1: southrnctowl showed [7s 7h 7c 4d 2h 9s 4c] and won (1494) with a full house, Sevens full of Fours
Seat 2: virgin queen folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jackspur folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 4: JohnnyBH folded on the 3rd Street
Seat 5: EbonyAdder folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 6: koetzed folded on the 4th Street
Seat 7: CMUfan folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 8: pftw mucked [Ad Ac 9h Tc 5d 3d Kc]



Helps to start rolled up.... was it good to smooth call on third? Should I have waited until fifth to raise? Or just come out jamming on third?

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Tournament - HORSE - 7 Card Stud High - Level IV (60/120), Ante 12, Bring-In 18 (converter)

Hero: 985
Seat 2: 2,140
Seat 3: 427
Seat 4: 1,411
Seat 5: 2,265
Seat 6: 1,513
Seat 7: 4,162
Seat 8: 1,497

3rd Street - (1.60 SB)

Hero: 7 7 7 ___calls
Seat 2: xx xx T ___folds
Seat 3: xx xx 8 ___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 2 ___brings-in___folds
Seat 5: xx xx J ___folds
Seat 6: xx xx K ___calls___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 6 ___folds
Seat 8: xx xx 9 ___raises

4th Street - (4.90 SB)

Hero: 7 7 7 4 ___raises
Seat 6: xx xx K 5 ___checks___folds
Seat 8: xx xx 9 T ___bets___calls

5th Street - (4.45 BB)

Hero: 7 7 7 4 2 ___bets
Seat 8: xx xx 9 T 5 ___checks___calls

6th Street - (6.45 BB)

Hero: 7 7 7 4 2 9 ___bets
Seat 8: xx xx 9 T 5 3 ___checks___calls

River - (8.45 BB)

Hero: 7 7 7 4 2 9 4 ___raises
Seat 8: xx xx 9 T 5 3 xx___bets___calls

Total pot: (12.45 BB)

I don't know if I like the raise on 4th. You know the 9 10 isn't going to fold to a raise, and the King 5 isn't a hand you should really be scared of. He might have a hand to call one bet but not two, (he hasn't shown any strength). I think you should wait for the big bet streets to raise for two reasons. Get a little more money in the pot from the bettor, and a raise is more intimidating to any crap-draws the chaser may have.

With more people behind you calling the bet on third, a raise is obvious, but with one caller only a call is not bad.

on 3rd you should generally come in for a complete since there are so many overcards behind you. that way your rolled up 7s will be very very disguised (fastplaying is the new slowplaying, etc.). when you're reraised, as you should be most of the time, just call and set up a big bet raise on 5th.

raising fourth is goofy--if you're not scared of draws, raise fifth when the bet is bigger. if you're afraid some people might be drawing at you, re-re-raise third and charge em.


as a more context-specific comment, though, in a 1 dollar horse tourney, there is literally no reason to ever slowplay ever, so don't even bother waiting for 5th to raise, go ahead and cap away.