Re: HU Strategy - Use of the Call
Heads-up stud isn't my strong suit, but I have had some success playing heads-up LHE live. I will frequently just call along with moderate-strength hands such as top pair/weak kicker and let the other guy bluff off his money. I don't do this every time, obviously, but it's definitely in my bag of tricks. I will also do this in stud, but I think that it's less effective. I think the reason that it's less effective is that at some point you want the other guy to fold. It's not so bad having the other guy draw cheaply when he's drawing to 0-5 outs. In stud, you're frequently looking at a 60/40 proposition, so if a raise knocks the other guy off of the 40 end (or the 60 end!), you've accomplished something.
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