Stud8 - playing low hand with gutshot
 

Seat 3 is a shortstacker, only has $80 at beginning of hand. Seems to be playing every hand since he sat down.
Seat 5 is decent at the game, although likes high pairs too much.
Seat 7 is bad, aggro donk, he is part of my other two recent threads too.

I'm not sure why I didn't complete 3rd. I think because hearts were dead and 4 and 6s too. Also, I feel that this is the only type of hand that I am completing in early position, so I like to mix it up or something. IDK, does this have any merit?

What do you think about 4th, 6th and 7th?

7 Card Stud High-Low ($8/$16), Ante $1,50, Bring-In $2 (converter)

3rd Street - (1.31 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 2: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 6: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___brings-in
Seat 7: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Hero: 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls

4th Street - (2.56 SB)

Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 6: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Hero: 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls

5th Street - (3.28 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___raises

6th Street - (9.28 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 5: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Hero: 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls

River - (12.28 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] xx___checks___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] xx___checks___calls
Hero: 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___bets

Total pot: (15.28 BB - $244,50)

Re: Stud8 - playing low hand with gutshot
 

i guess 3rd to 4th are okay cuz a lot of ur cards are dead. but not raising 6th sucks.

Re: Stud8 - playing low hand with gutshot
 

Yeah, I tend to put in too little money with made lows when I don't have a board lock.

I know I kinda don't know the strength of his hand since I didn't raise on 3rd ... is this a very easy raise to make on 6th? How do I know he didn't just make a better low and wants to string me along?

Re: Stud8 - playing low hand with gutshot
 

it just doesn't make any sense for him to have a better low. there are only a few combos of better lows meanwhile there are sooo many possible other weaker low draws and pair+ low draw combos he could have. also given both your and seat 3's boards, it's unlikely that he would thinking that both of you wouldn't call a raise.