Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

I dusted off my Party bankroll at some point last year. They have given me a $20 bonus which I can keep if I play 200 raked hands by Friday. In order to accomplish this, I'll probably have to play two tables of hold'em. Either that or skip Tower of Power on Friday, and I don't see that happening. Anyway, I've played a couple of interesting hands, so I thought I'd share:

7 Card Stud High ($0.50/$1), Ante $16, Bring-In $0.25 (hand converter)

3rd Street - (256.00 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 2: xx xx K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___brings-in
Seat 4: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 5: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 8: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds

4th Street - (258.00 SB)

Seat 2: xx xx K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___raises
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls___calls

5th Street - (132.00 BB)

Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls

6th Street - (135.00 BB)

Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls

River - (138.00 BB)

Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___raises___calls
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] xx___bets___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] xx___raises___raises

Total pot: (147.00 BB)

Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

I didn't realize that they have a $16 ante [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

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Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

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I didn't realize that they have a $16 ante

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That would freakin' rule.

As for the hand, I'll say villain made another club flush.

Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

That would be an interesting structure. Can you imagine a 10-20 game with a $320 ante [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

Geez, I'd have jammed the pot way more in such an overanted game. (Sorry, bad joke, but the "$16 ante" in the converter made me chuckle.)

Fourth street is interesting and screams "four-flush" to your opponents if they're thinking. This suggests to me that this play was made more for immediate equity than for other reasons. Given how improbable AAA is for villain, that makes sense to me. Also, sometimes people, especially $.5/$1 players, get scaaaaaared for no good reason... I guess you're up against nothing better than one pair often enough to get some free cards and such too.

Don't see any reason to get fancy on 5th or 6th, so good calls.

I'd be shocked if the river 3bet weren't completely mandatory.

I suppose you're mostly asking about fourth street here, and I think the raise was good. Against some opponents it might effectively flip your hand over, but here I think you have enough pot equity, I don't think they're folding, and you benefit from swelling the pot.

All hail Andy B.

Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

Isn't there some rule about you can't put a .5/1 player on a thought? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

textbook

Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

I hate those hidden full houses. Plus, all of his cards are duplicated somewhere. Thankfully, it doesn't happen very often.

Re: Party $.50/1.00 stud hand
 

How’s this. One of Andy’s opponents had “ante” in his screen name. The converter got confused [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] and used that players stack size as the ante size.

I’ll take a look at the code later to see if I can fix this.

Andy, don’t play with Seat 5 anymore. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

7 Card Stud High ($0.50/$1), Ante $0.25, Bring-In $0.25 (hand converter)

3rd Street - (4.00 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 2: xx xx K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___brings-in
Seat 4: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 5: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 8: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds

4th Street - (6.00 SB)

Seat 2: xx xx K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___raises
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls___calls

5th Street - (6.00 BB)

Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls

6th Street - (9.00 BB)

Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls

River - (12.00 BB)

Hero: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___raises___calls
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] xx___bets___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] xx___raises___raises

Total pot: (21.00 BB)