Stud8: Interesting hand.

[Willem]

PokerStars
7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
Limit ($0.10/$0.20)
8 players

3rd Street: ($0.16, 8 players)
Seat 1:
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4:
Seat 5:
Hero:
Seat 7:
Seat 8:
Action:
Hero bets, Seat 7 calls, Seat 8 folds, Seat 1 folds, Seat 2 folds, Seat 3 folds, Seat 4 calls, Seat 5 folds.

I'm still not sure whether I should raise or just limp. My hand is very good but I also want to encourage action. I think I should have limped since the rest of the table demonstrated some kind of starting hand selection policy.

4th Street: ($0.46, 3 players)
Seat 4:
Hero:
Seat 7:
Action:
Seat 7 bets, Seat 4 calls, Hero calls.

I don't really like my 8 but I think this is still a clear value raise. Even if Seat 7 has a pair of jacks, my equity is still over 43%.

5th Street: ($0.76, 3 players)
Seat 4:
Hero:
Seat 7:
Action:
Seat 7 checks, Seat 4 bets, Hero calls, Seat 7 calls.

Seat 4 looks to be drawing to a low which will probably be better than my 8,6 low. If seat 7 has a pair of jacks and seat 4 has something like a 7, my equity is about 31% which is less than my fair share. I like my call here.

6th Street: ($1.36, 3 players)
Seat 4:
Hero:
Seat 7:
Action:
Seat 7 checks, Seat 4 checks, Hero bets, Seat 7 calls, Seat 4 calls.

Seat 4 caught bad and now checks, I don't think he has 2 low cards in the hole so my 8,6 low is probably winning here. In addition to that, I have an OESD and a pair which may become 2 pair/trips. I think this is a clear value bet, even if Seat 4 has something like a 7 and Seat 7 has a pair of jacks.

River: ($1.96, 3 players)
Seat 4:
Hero:
Seat 7:
Action:
Seat 7 checks, Seat 4 checks, Hero bets, Seat 7 calls, Seat 4 folds.

I don't think this is debatable.

Results:
Total pot $2.36 | Rake $0.11

Any comments?

[ciaran]

No expert...

Your hand's not all that strong on 3rd. You're live low, but one of your straight cards is out and being live low will help prevent you from backing into two-pair/trips high. Limping seems fine.

On 4th, you've basically got a gutshot to a high and a decent low draw. I don't see a how a raise helps at this point, seat 7 shouldn't betting without a made high, and he's not folding it for a raise and seat 4's low isn't going anywhere, either.

On 5th, seat 4 shouldn't be drawing to anything, he should already have a 7, since he bet into your 8. He could have paired the 5 (more likely) or 2, though. Given that seat 7 has checked now and you've made a pair, it's possible raising to try to force out a high that's beating you is a good idea, I don't know.

On 6th, their checks do look really weak, but three of your OESD outs are gone, and three of your low outs are gone. Maybe a bet is still right, though, again I'm not really sure.

7th seems standard, you almost have to be good one way, and I'd be surprised if you weren't ahead both ways a lot of the time.

[Willem]