Re: Stud8 - cold calling 2 ok with A96 diamonds?
Usually, with these types of hands, I want everything just right. I'm not being a nit, it's just that these hands are trailing to a big pair(like AA), and they are also trailing to a 3 card low. I don't like calling 2 cold, I don't like that another diamond was laid out, and I also don't like seeing all those low cards out there (especially seeing that a lot of your backdoor straight cards are out there, too). Just something else to consider when you're playing a hand that needs to hit 2 perfect cards and right away. I'm not advocating a fold on 3rd, I just think it's close, and what will sway my decision are the tendencies that these players have shown in the past *after* 3rd street takes place.
Other than that, I play it the same.
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