Re: 1-5 Stud hand
I assume there is no ante in this game. If it's a 50 cent ante game, I would be much more inclined to raise up front. In a no ante game, limp/re-raising is probably best.
Maybe your friend gives his hand away, maybe he doesn't. Can he have wired Aces? You'd have to play with someone a lot to say for sure that he always slow-plays rolled-up trips. You only get them every 15 hours or so. Even if he gives his hand away, you're both going to the river in all likelihood, and he's getting his money in with the best hand.
Bet the river. If your friend will sometimes fold Queens-up, bet when you don't improve too. Folding two pair on the end in a big pot is a big mistake unless you're very sure of your opponent. Encourage this kind of mistake.
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