Stud opening/playing requirements

[kingetje]

Ive been playing $2/4 stud lately, and i really enjoy it.. i think i have a decent feel for the betting and such but i dont really know what is wise when it comes to the early round of the hand..


say you got 7-7-T.. with the T up. and theres a raiser in front with a J or a Q up. can you call this? what if theres no raiser in front? or if he has a 6 up?

when do you raise? is a 3-3-A with A up worth playing? do you raise it, or for a call...

and what about non paired starting hands?

whats worth to play? 3 to a straight at all? 3 to the flush? only in multiway action? theres no position that you can go by as its stud where the strongest up cards act first, so im a little lost on this part, some ideas would be nice

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[xDiamond_CutteRx]

That's a very complicated question, but this might help a little:

http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/forum/ ... ting-hands

Starting requirements are much less rigid than in Hold'em, and there are a lot of factors to consider. It's much more conceptual than formulaic.

In general, 3-flushes do best multiway (as opposed to heads up, unless you have 2 or 3 overcards to his door card), and with fewer than 2 other cards of your suit exposed.

A general rule of thumb for playing small pairs is you can often call a raise from a bigger door card if your kicker is bigger than his door card. Obviously, there are tons of exceptions. But it's a decent general rule.

[kingetje]

that was a nice post... some good info in there. and i remember reading that once before too, refreshed the memory...

thanks

[crack]

I generally play all small/medium pairs from any position unless one of my cards is already out, for example if I have 33(7) 37(3) Then I am going to play it unless there is a 3 out. If there is then I just fold.

Do I call raises with these hands? Depending on what player has raised and if there is a chance it will be reraised behind me then yes I usually do. I generally don't go past 5th with these hands unless I have improved.

If the game is tough then I might muck these hands in early position but generally the games are quite passive.

If it's folded to me with a hand like 33A then I will probably raise it depending on the players behind me.

I only really play high 3 straights like JT9 but will play low ones if I am in late position with none of my outs discounted and it doesn't look like I will get raised, high 3 flushes as well unless again I am in lp with clean outs.

I don't know how solid this advice is, because I can read this game quite well now and don't usually find myself getting into trouble playing a wide range of hands, but DC's article is perfect for just starting out.