stud hi tournament, make a bigger pot somehow
 

I was just thinking there has to be a way to get another bet or so in this pot but this may be standard.

I was tryin to make it look like a 3 flush up until 6th which worked out.

If I was one of the other players I would be pretty suspicious of my 3rd street call, I think I should have done something different there but they didn't catch on so I was alright.

Tournament - 7 Card Stud High - Level IV (75/150), Ante 15, Bring-In 25 (converter)

Seat 1: 817
Seat 2: 1,873
Seat 3: 1,316
Seat 4: 988
Seat 5: 1,599
Hero: 1,993
Seat 7: 1,188
Seat 8: 2,226

3rd Street - (1.60 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls___calls
Seat 2: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___raises
Seat 3: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 5: xx xx T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___brings-in___folds
Seat 8: xx xx T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds

4th Street - (4.93 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets___folds
Seat 2: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___raises
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls

5th Street - (4.97 BB)

Seat 2: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___raises

6th Street - (8.97 BB)

Seat 2: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___checks___calls
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets

River - (10.97 BB)

Seat 2: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] xx___checks___calls
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets

Total pot: (12.97 BB)

This pot got me to top 3, I'm a total luckbox.

Re: stud hi tournament, make a bigger pot somehow
 

3rd:You can't raise,imo.It would give the show away.Who wants to get heads uo with a pre-flop A raiser besides trips?
5th:Great.You picked up cards on 4th & 5th that will disguise your raise.
River:Oh,no.Not that card!Hehe.

Re: stud hi tournament, make a bigger pot somehow
 

I like the raise on 5th. You already called 2 on 4th, so I don't think you're selling a 4-flush, especially since spades are semi-dead at this point. Raising on 5th instead of 6th makes it more likely that villain will bet out or check-raise on 6th or 7th if he improves.