Re: Stud8 - cold calling 2 ok with A96 diamonds?
Given your reads, I play Third like you. Against a more seasoned, difficult crew (and maybe against unknowns) I would fold because there are straight and pair cards out along with another Ace.
I raise Fourth because the LAGboob will call with a gutter, fd or small pair, and the Aces will call and may even re-raise (which you ought to call). Getting stuck in the middle with a live flush draw isn't the disaster it is with a hand like one pair.
I would consider any non-diamond big card on Fourth street a brick, and would be unwilling to get put in the middle. If your hand was live in aspects other than Diamonds, I would probably see the Fifth card.
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