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Heads Up Stud
Hey Everyone
I recently hosted a stud homegame at my house with 18 players and a buyin of $30. I am now heads up but we aren't playing for 2 days. We are just about even in chips. I consider myself a good stud player at a full table but I have been struggling a little at short tables and I really have no idea what to do heads up. What is good to raise with once you make it to heads up? |
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Re: Heads Up Stud
Because the antes in stud are much smaller than the blinds in holdem there is less value in pure steals hu. Use a combination of medium hands and strong door cards. In HU stud there is no real point to completing or raising 3rd with big pairs.
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Re: Heads Up Stud
Any more advice?
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Re: Heads Up Stud
What is the ante/betting structure and what are your stacks?
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Re: Heads Up Stud
Bring in is 150
Complete is 400 Our stacks are 3500 - 4500 |
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Re: Heads Up Stud
You couldn't finish it that night? At 400/800, the short stack is going to be all-in the first time both of you get a hand.
Might as well push with almost any pair. |
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Re: Heads Up Stud
I don't really know anything about heads up stud, but I do know a fair amount about HU NLHE, and I imagine there's some common poker concepts that will hold true here.
Your stacks are *tiny* compared to the size of the betting. You're going to be all in with each other the first contested pot. Also, committing half your stack to a pot and then folding when you still have some outs is a disaster. I would guess you want to play any 3 big cards, and 3 suited medium/big cards, any decent pair - and just mash. Just fire every street knowing you have good equity against his range, and hope he does something stupid like call a couple bets then fold. It's really going to be kind of a crapshoot with your tiny stacks. |
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