[Rockfish]

If I can't hold my own playing hold'em at Party I'll probably play stud. I was looking in on the 0.5/1 stud and stud/8 games and they, unlike those on paradise, have an ante. It's a whopping $0.25! At an 8 handed stud game, theres $2 in the pot and the bring-in is a quarter. The first raise is to $0.50.

How high do you have to play before you come across a structure like this again? What are the antes at $50/100?

Is this game playable?

Some off-the-cuff observations. Stealing the antes should be impossible. If you're the bring-in and the only other player in the pot has raised, how can you not call? You would be getting 11:1 on your call.

It seems like you would have to play pretty loose (raising with small pairs, small kickers and any three suited, any ace door card) just to stay even. I can't imagine a tight player could beat this game unless the opposition is horrhendous and the rake is small.

Comments?