larrymcg421's Stud8 Poker Dynasty

[larrymcg421]

A couple weeks ago, I deposited $30 into Full Tilt. I have since run that total up to $375, almost exclusively playing 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. I did have a couple of Hold Em successes, including a 3rd place finish at a MTT that netted me $65.

I don't think there's been much Stud Hi/Lo discussion on these boards, so that's what I'll be focusing on.

Tonight's two hour session is three tables of $1/$2. I've found multi-tabling actually improves my game, as I'm less likely to overplay marginal hands. I'll go through some of the key hands, one table at a time.

[larrymcg421]

My first big hand of the day.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.20 Ante - 6 players - View hand 240209
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3rd Street: (1.2 SB)
Seat 1: xx xx J____Seat 1 calls____Seat 1 calls
Seat 2: xx xx 5____Seat 2 calls____Seat 2 calls
Seat 5: xx xx A____Seat 5 completes
Seat 6: xx xx A____Seat 6 folds
Seat 7: xx xx 4____Seat 7 brings in for $0.25____Seat 7 calls
Hero: 3 J Q___Hero calls___Hero calls

4th Street: (6.2 SB) (5 players)
Seat 1: xx xx J K____Seat 1 raises
Seat 2: xx xx 5 K____Seat 2 folds
Seat 5: xx xx A 3____Seat 5 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 4 4____Seat 7 checks____Seat 7 folds
Hero: 3 J Q 7___Hero bets___Hero calls

5th Street: (6.1 BB) (3 players)
Seat 1: xx xx J K T____Seat 1 bets
Seat 5: xx xx A 3 T____Seat 5 folds
Hero: 3 J Q 7 7___Hero checks___Hero calls

6th Street: (8.1 BB) (2 players)
Seat 1: xx xx J K T J____Seat 1 bets____Seat 1 calls
Hero: 3 J Q 7 7 8___Hero raises

7th Street: (12.1 BB) (2 players)
Seat 1: xx xx J K T J xx____Seat 1 checks____Seat 1 calls
Hero: 3 J Q 7 7 8 2___Hero bets

Final Pot: 14.1 BB
Seat 1 mucks K 9 J K T J 6
Hero shows 3 J Q 7 7 8 2 (HI: a flush, Queen high)
Hero wins 13.6 BB

Nice victory thanks to some terrible hand selection from villain. You should not be playing K 9 J against a raise in Stud8. My hand isn't the strongest either, but it's three to a flush and only one spade is dead. On 4th street I have a big draw and it's getting played all the way.

[Radii]

Awesome, I love stud/8. Easily my 2nd favorite(and quite probably 2nd best) game at this point.

[larrymcg421]

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.20 Ante - 7 players - View hand 240363
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3rd Street: (1.4 SB)
Seat 1: xx xx Q____Seat 1 folds
Seat 2: xx xx 6____Seat 2 folds
Seat 3: xx xx 7____Seat 3 completes
Seat 5: xx xx J____Seat 5 folds
Seat 6: xx xx J____Seat 6 folds
Seat 7: xx xx 3____Seat 7 brings in for $0.25____Seat 7 folds
Hero: T 4 4___Hero calls___Hero calls

4th Street: (3.65 SB) (2 players)
Seat 3: xx xx 7 5____Seat 3 bets
Hero: T 4 4 K___Hero checks___Hero calls

5th Street: (2.825 BB) (2 players)
Seat 3: xx xx 7 5 T____Seat 3 bets____Seat 3 calls
Hero: T 4 4 K T___Hero checks___Hero raises

6th Street: (6.825 BB) (2 players)
Seat 3: xx xx 7 5 T 2____Seat 3 calls
Hero: T 4 4 K T K___Hero bets

7th Street: (8.825 BB) (2 players)
Seat 3: xx xx 7 5 T 2 xx____Seat 3 folds
Hero: T 4 4 K T K 6___Hero bets

Final Pot: 8.825 BB
Hero wins 8.45 BB


Completing with a 7? I don't buy it. I make a loose call to see if I can steal on 4th. Then I get three to a flush. On 5th, I double pair and villain bricks. Since I am certain he is going low in this situation, my two pair puts me as a 64% favorite even with the dead T, so a raise is automatic.

[larrymcg421]

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.20 Ante - 5 players - View hand 240367
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3rd Street: (1 SB)
Seat 2: xx xx 4____Seat 2 folds
Seat 3: xx xx 3____Seat 3 folds
Seat 4: xx xx 3____Seat 4 completes
Seat 6: xx xx Q____Seat 6 folds
Hero: 5 2 4___Hero calls

4th Street: (3 SB) (2 players)
Seat 4: xx xx 3 7____Seat 4 checks____Seat 4 calls
Hero: 5 2 4 2___Hero bets

5th Street: (2.5 BB) (2 players)
Seat 4: xx xx 3 7 7____Seat 4 checks____Seat 4 calls
Hero: 5 2 4 2 2___Hero bets

6th Street: (4.5 BB) (2 players)
Seat 4: xx xx 3 7 7 A____Seat 4 bets
Hero: 5 2 4 2 2 T___Hero calls

7th Street: (6.5 BB) (2 players)
Seat 4: xx xx 3 7 7 A xx____Seat 4 bets
Hero: 5 2 4 2 2 T J___Hero calls

Final Pot: 8.5 BB
Seat 4 shows A J 3 7 7 A 5 (HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens)
Hero shows 5 2 4 2 2 T J (HI: three of a kind, Twos)
Hero wins 8.125 BB

Three suited wheel cards is one of the strongest Stud8 hands you can get. I just call so as not to scare away a multi-way pot, but to no avail here. The deuce isn't what I was looking for on 4th, but I'm certainly not scared of a 7-3 (worst possible scenario still has me at 45%). Villain doesn't checkraise, so I know he doesn't have 7's, and it's all academic from there.

[larrymcg421]

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.20 Ante - 7 players - View hand 240372
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3rd Street: (1.4 SB)
Seat 1: xx xx 7____Seat 1 calls
Seat 2: xx xx 5____Seat 2 folds
Seat 4: xx xx Q____Seat 4 folds
Seat 5: xx xx 9____Seat 5 folds
Seat 6: xx xx T____Seat 6 folds
Seat 7: xx xx 4____Seat 7 completes
Hero: 3 T A___Hero calls

4th Street: (4.4 SB) (3 players)
Seat 1: xx xx 7 K____Seat 1 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 4 J____Seat 7 folds
Hero: 3 T A T___Hero bets

5th Street: (3.2 BB) (2 players)
Seat 1: xx xx 7 K 2____Seat 1 raises
Hero: 3 T A T 3___Hero bets___Hero calls

6th Street: (7.2 BB) (2 players)
Seat 1: xx xx 7 K 2 Q____Seat 1 checks
Hero: 3 T A T 3 6___Hero checks

7th Street: (7.2 BB) (2 players)
Seat 1: xx xx 7 K 2 Q xx____Seat 1 calls
Hero: 3 T A T 3 6 Q___Hero bets

Final Pot: 9.2 BB
Seat 1 mucks A 7 7 K 2 Q 5
Hero shows 3 T A T 3 6 Q (HI: two pair, Tens and Threes)
Hero wins 8.825 BB

Villain overplaying his hand here as he raises with a pair of 7's. By then, I've made two pair and certainly not scared of his ugly board.

[larrymcg421]

Big multi-way pot.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.20 Ante - 8 players - View hand 240378
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3rd Street: (1.6 SB)
Hero: K K Q___Hero calls
Seat 2: xx xx 7____Seat 2 calls
Seat 3: xx xx 3____Seat 3 calls
Seat 4: xx xx 5____Seat 4 folds
Seat 5: xx xx 2____Seat 5 completes
Seat 6: xx xx T____Seat 6 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 4____Seat 7 calls
Seat 8: xx xx Q____Seat 8 folds

4th Street: (7.6 SB) (6 players)
Hero: K K Q T___Hero bets___Hero calls
Seat 2: xx xx 7 6____Seat 2 calls____Seat 2 calls
Seat 3: xx xx 3 Q____Seat 3 calls____Seat 3 calls
Seat 5: xx xx 2 Q____Seat 5 calls____Seat 5 calls
Seat 6: xx xx T 9____Seat 6 raises
Seat 7: xx xx 4 5____Seat 7 calls

5th Street: (9.8 BB) (6 players)
Hero: K K Q T T___Hero checks___Hero calls
Seat 2: xx xx 7 6 6____Seat 2 checks____Seat 2 folds
Seat 3: xx xx 3 Q 7____Seat 3 checks____Seat 3 calls
Seat 5: xx xx 2 Q 3____Seat 5 checks____Seat 5 calls
Seat 6: xx xx T 9 3____Seat 6 bets____Seat 6 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 4 5 A____Seat 7 raises

6th Street: (19.8 BB) (5 players)
Hero: K K Q T T 4___Hero calls
Seat 3: xx xx 3 Q 7 5____Seat 3 calls
Seat 5: xx xx 2 Q 3 J____Seat 5 calls
Seat 6: xx xx T 9 3 A____Seat 6 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 4 5 A A____Seat 7 bets

7th Street: (24.8 BB) (5 players)
Hero: K K Q T T 4 J___Hero raises
Seat 3: xx xx 3 Q 7 5 xx____Seat 3 folds
Seat 5: xx xx 2 Q 3 J xx____Seat 5 folds
Seat 6: xx xx T 9 3 A xx____Seat 6 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 4 5 A A xx____Seat 7 bets all in

Final Pot: 28.825 BB
Hero shows K K Q T T 4 J (HI: a flush, King high)
Seat 6 mucks K 9 T 9 3 A 9
Seat 7 shows 8 6 4 5 A A 2 (HI: a pair of Aces; LO: 6,5,4,2,A)
Hero wins 2 BB
Hero wins 13.175 BB
Seat 7 wins 13.15 BB

It's probably textbook to reraise with a big pair on 3rd so you can isolate, but that doesn't really work in $1/$2. Lots of scary boards develop here, but my draw is too strong to let go.

[larrymcg421]

Another nice victory:

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.20 Ante - 7 players - View hand 240383
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3rd Street: (1.4 SB)
Hero: K 7 K___Hero completes
Seat 2: xx xx 3____Seat 2 brings in for $0.25____Seat 2 calls
Seat 3: xx xx Q____Seat 3 folds
Seat 5: xx xx 5____Seat 5 folds
Seat 6: xx xx 9____Seat 6 calls____Seat 6 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 6____Seat 7 calls____Seat 7 calls
Seat 8: xx xx 5____Seat 8 folds

4th Street: (5.4 SB) (4 players)
Hero: K 7 K 2___Hero bets
Seat 2: xx xx 3 9____Seat 2 folds
Seat 6: xx xx 9 J____Seat 6 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 6 4____Seat 7 calls

5th Street: (4.2 BB) (3 players)
Hero: K 7 K 2 K___Hero bets
Seat 6: xx xx 9 J 8____Seat 6 calls
Seat 7: xx xx 6 4 5____Seat 7 folds

6th Street: (6.2 BB) (2 players)
Hero: K 7 K 2 K 7___Hero bets___Hero 3-bets
Seat 6: xx xx 9 J 8 Q____Seat 6 raises____Seat 6 calls all in

7th Street: (11.8 BB) (2 players - 1 is all in)
Hero: K 7 K 2 K 7 A
Seat 6: xx xx 9 J 8 Q xx

Final Pot: 11.8 BB
Hero shows K 7 K 2 K 7 A (HI: a full house, Kings full of Sevens)
Seat 6 shows 2 T 9 J 8 Q 7 (HI: a straight, Queen high)
Hero wins 11.3 BB

[larrymcg421]

And finally, the hand you dream about when playing Stud 8...

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.20 Ante - 7 players - View hand 240386
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3rd Street: (1.4 SB)
Seat 1: xx xx 3____Seat 1 folds
Seat 3: xx xx 6____Seat 3 calls____Seat 3 calls
Hero: 5 J A___Hero calls___Hero calls
Seat 5: xx xx Q____Seat 5 folds
Seat 6: xx xx 3____Seat 6 completes
Seat 7: xx xx A____Seat 7 folds
Seat 8: xx xx 2____Seat 8 brings in for $0.25____Seat 8 calls

4th Street: (5.4 SB) (4 players)
Seat 3: xx xx 6 K____Seat 3 folds
Hero: 5 J A 2___Hero bets
Seat 6: xx xx 3 7____Seat 6 calls
Seat 8: xx xx 2 5____Seat 8 calls

5th Street: (4.2 BB) (3 players)
Hero: 5 J A 2 4___Hero bets
Seat 6: xx xx 3 7 8____Seat 6 calls
Seat 8: xx xx 2 5 8____Seat 8 calls

6th Street: (7.2 BB) (3 players)
Hero: 5 J A 2 4 3___Hero bets
Seat 6: xx xx 3 7 8 A____Seat 6 calls
Seat 8: xx xx 2 5 8 8____Seat 8 checks____Seat 8 calls

7th Street: (10.2 BB) (3 players)
Hero: 5 J A 2 4 3 J___Hero bets
Seat 6: xx xx 3 7 8 A xx____Seat 6 calls
Seat 8: xx xx 2 5 8 8 xx____Seat 8 checks____Seat 8 calls

Final Pot: 13.2 BB
Hero shows 5 J A 2 4 3 J (HI: a straight, Five high; LO: 5,4,3,2,A)
Seat 6 mucks T 8 3 7 8 A 4
Seat 8 mucks K 5 2 5 8 8 3
Hero wins 6.35 BB
Hero wins 6.35 BB

Wish I could've got more money in here, but a check raise was not possible given the cards I was showing.

[larrymcg421]

It was a terrific session. No major losses. Nice profit for the time invested.

In: $300
Out: $391.40
Time Played: 2 hours, 7 minutes.
Current bankroll: $468.20

[larrymcg421]

Currently at the final table of a Stud8 Multi-Table Tourney. It's just a $5+.50 but top prize is $189.

[larrymcg421]

Down to 7 players left. I have 42,255. Someone else has 41,358. Everyone else is 26,934 and below.

[larrymcg421]

Still chip leader with 4 left.

[larrymcg421]

Bah. Petered out at the end and finished 3rd. Still, an $89 profit isn't too bad.

Bankroll now at $577.18.

I'll post a few hands tomorrow.