Re: Stud high/low starting hands
Someone else just posted a decent list in another thread....
Tens are instant death. Jacks are usually a slow death. Three suited high cards aren't always that great. Your cards have to be live in order for you to even think about playing them.
Three-card Eights can be OK in the right spot. I think that high possibilities are more important than smoothness as such. 876 is a pretty good hand. 832 isn't that great. Having an Ace and a wheel card is frequently sufficient for me.
Three-card Sevens are playable more often than not, but you probably should toss something like 732 for a raise. Every year or two, someone will post a hand where a three-card Six should be tossed on third street.
So get Ray Zee's book. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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