General Comment Stud is a Better Game than Hold \'em
Here's a simple hand that in my mind clearly demonstrates why stud is a superior game to hold 'em. It's superior because it is far more complex which allows experts to increase the gap between them and typical players than hold 'em does.
Notice I said that it's a simple hand. But that's in a stud sense. Hold 'em hands only rarely get this complex. That's why most of my play today is in the stud games, not hold em.
It's also why someone, like this poster, who has a reasonably good understanding of poker principles, and who obviously works at his game, can get things very wrong. Yes, it takes much longer to become a stud expert than a hold 'em expert. But it's also why the best stud players do a little better than the best hold 'em players as long as they are in a place where decent size limits are spread.
Best wishes,
Mason [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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