Low limit stud says it's correct to complete the bring in....

[Poker CPA]

SG

"Ok, thanks for the comments. Do you play it the same way with split JJ?"

The OP uses 2/4 as an example, so its a situation where I like to mix it up. But its about 80/20 limp. This could change based on my position to the "whale(s)" or any fish playing. But I'm basicly reversing strategies here, which I believe is DS's recommendations for loose games. These are "play more hands" and "keep the early betting down". 2/4 is the lowest I play online, and it works. Knock-out games are different, MUCH different.

dsaxtion

"Low limit players rarely put you on anything accurately, and even when they do, they still make mistakes."

Again 2/4 here. Agree that SOME players have no handreading skills, but not all. Including myself, at least 3 players have an excellent awareness of whats going on on any given 2/4 table. And all it takes is just 1. If you have any experience with online stud over the last 5 years, you know the stud population is getting smaller. The excellent players win and play at any game available now. Hell, Andy plays at 1/2 with Red D, as well as a lot of other excellent posters. And their mistakes are limited, thus the "almost perfect play". At these limits my motto is "Cheap fold or Biggie Pot". 19-1 is nice when it hits, but lets wait until it does. 2/4 is still a game of getting an extra bet when you have the goods and saving a bet when they have the goods. 2/4 is the lowest for me and it works for me. And I love playing hands almost perfectly.

Cee

"way different". How so????

[ceegee]

It is way different because like Ray Zee said, If you have a strong hand and complete in the bring in, people can tell. You have the choice of only bringing in for a little and if you choose to bring in for full it definitly shows you have a good hand, which people can then tell you have a premium pair or trips here. If you are UTG and complete, this could be any range from A2[2] to TT[2] if you are loose at a low limit game.
If you limp the jacks with a Queen and King left to act and they limp as well, you are asking for the drawing hands to catch as well as maybe one of the queens or kings pairing their door card. The main objetive in stud according to every book I've read is to get people out as early as you can, and without a monster EP, trips, you don't want people drawing to a hand that will beat yours. You want to play most premium pairs agressive if the board looks non threatening.
The only case where you will limp EP is if you have a bord like Q, K, J, A, left to act because you have 3 higher door cards as well as your jack are dead.