taking a crack at HORSE, first stud 8 post,

[coolhandluke]

What does anything about my play on this hand? did I botch it horribly? where could I improve?


7 Card Stud High-Low ($0.25/$0.50), Ante $0.05, Bring-In $0.10 (converter)

3rd Street - (1.40 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 4: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___brings-in___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___completes
Seat 6: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 8: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___folds

4th Street - (5.40 SB)

Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___checks
Seat 4: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___checks
Seat 5: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___checks
Seat 6: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___checks

5th Street - (2.70 BB)

Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 4: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 6: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls

6th Street - (6.70 BB)

Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets___raises
Seat 4: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___raises___calls
Seat 6: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds

River - (15.70 BB)

Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets___raises___calls $0.45 (all-in)
Seat 4: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] xx___raises___raises
Seat 5: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] xx___calls___calls

Total pot: (27.60 BB - $13.80)

[Alchemist]

I don't think I'd play it any differently. Nice hand.

[xxeximusxx]

raise 3rd, no one is folding at .25/50.

bet 4th and put in as many bets as possible from then on

[*TT*]

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raise 3rd, no one is folding at .25/50.

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raise third because you have an equity edge, thats a monster starting hand!

[RustyBrooks]

I like it all but I'd probably raise 3rd too.

[coolhandluke]

I knew i should have raised 3rd, after that I THOUGHT i did okay. thanks, glad to know I didnt totally botch it.

[Andy B]

Failing to raise third doesn't quite fall into crime-against-humanity territory because of the dead cards, but it's still well worth raising. I'd bet fourth. You're looking at some truly horrid boards there. I like the bet on fifth. Sixth and seventh are good spots for mindless aggression.

[bigredlemon]

I'm not sure i like the river unless the other low is an idiot. You're screaming you have a 6low and he's still raising you back. If you're right u get half a bet, if you're wrong you lose two bets. Doesn't seem +ev

[Zagga]

3 to a straigth flush wheel including the ace, it doesn't get much better then that in stud hi-lo [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Raise 3rd. after raising 3d I would probadly conitnue the bet on 4th since the 4 is a big scarecard for hi hands and everyone hit crap. Then I bet-call 5th, and obvoulsy raise every posibile time on 6th and bet-call river only if seat 4 raises ( if 4 calls and the other raises you gotta raise to get value out of a worse low, if he raises however he vould have you beat with a 64 or weel).

[mshalen]

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3 to a straigth flush wheel including the ace, it doesn't get much better then that in stud hi-lo [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Raise 3rd. after raising 3d I would probadly conitnue the bet on 4th since the 4 is a big scarecard for hi hands and everyone hit crap. Then I bet-call 5th, and obvoulsy raise every posibile time on 6th and bet-call river only if seat 4 raises ( if 4 calls and the other raises you gotta raise to get value out of a worse low, if he raises however he vould have you beat with a 64 or weel).

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It wasn't a straight flush wheel draw. Two 3's were out on 3rd street (try saying that 3 times fast) and one was a 3H.