Re: 5stud
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Not sure what to do with hidden high cards, really.
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Given the implied odds you're getting, I'd be inclined to at least call the bring-in with a live hidden ace overcard. If there was multiway action and at least one raise, I'd probably dump it if I was pretty sure I was facing a pair.
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With the ante, I do play stuff like QT even with an A and a K showing...think it's okay if I can dump on 3rd/4th.
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I'd still fold them - you have a very thin draw to a hand that will often only be second-best if you hit it.
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I've found that being deceptive with a pair is more valuable than raising with it...silly thinking?
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Small and medium pairs are difficult to play in limit 5-stud. If you limp in and lots of people call, you can easily be outdrawn. But if you play them fast, you will lose a lot of money if anyone else has a higher pair or makes one on a later street. And if you do make trips or two pair, it will be obvious and kill your action. Heads-up, a player with unpaired high cards has a strategic edge over an obvious pair, since he knows exactly what you have. If you fold to his raises, he'll start taking shots at you, and if you don't fold, you'll wind up often paying him off.
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Never, ever bet your board on 5th. I see people doing this all the time.
Always pay off on 5th. Not sure about this, but I have caught some people bluffing. I think this is one of the biggest profit centers; if you can bring yourself to fold when you know they have it. But do you become a target then?
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When you're heads-up and the pot is large, you have to be almost totally sure you're beaten to even consider folding. Some players will bluff automatically in this spot. If you're wrong even a small fraction of the time, it will cost you a lot of money.
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