Any helpful tips for someone moving to Stud from Hold em.

[pihkal1412]

I am playing on Party and have decided to try Stud. I have done well in the single table tournaments and finished just outside the money on a MTT.

I am also trying the low limit tables and not doing too bad but not great either.

Any help will be greatful.

Thanks.

[BeerMoney]

Prepare for some variance. There will be times in this game when you think you can't do anything wrong, and other times when you will think the whole world will be out to put a bad beat on you. I've been dealing with the latter of those two for a coupla weeks now.

[Andy B]

Get 7CS4AP. Since you're playing tournaments, get Sklansky's tournament book too if you don't already have it. Read this forum. Post hands.

[schroedy]

My problem with posting hands . . . I guess I am just too damn judgmental . . . After a hand, I either feel I did clearly badly or clearly well. I am rarely confused.

I know this can't be right, but it is a character flaw that follows beyond the stud tables.

[HUSKER'66]

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I am playing on Party and have decided to try Stud. I have done well in the single table tournaments and finished just outside the money on a MTT.

I am also trying the low limit tables and not doing too bad but not great either.

Any help will be greatful.

Thanks.

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If you mean by low limit ring on Party you're refering to .50/1 then stop.

The ante structure there is horrible. It doesn't get semi reasonable until the 3/6 limit.

Roy West's book is good for basics, 7CSFAP after you get the basics down.

Good luck,

Husker

[SlowStroke]

Game selection is important. Sit in one, if after 5 or 6 hands you don't see anyone on tilt, then move on. If you play in all the full games and no one is on tilt, take a break, play Hold'em, try again in 30 minutes.

For some reason, Stud players go on tilt a lot. With a little work you can restrict your play to games where at least one player is throwing money away.

At this stage in your career, game selection will help your bankroll more than improving your own game will.

Just don't let bad beats put you on tilt. (easier said than done)

[Al Mirpuri]

The variance comes at the end. People can just stumble into straights and flushes whilst trying for two pair or trips.

[jon_1van]

Sometimes I post hands because I think I'm less likely to repeat the same mistake when the next time I'm in that situation I think "here is what made me look stupid on 2+2 last time"

[timmer]

take a good look at the structures.

The more money forced into the pot means you can play more speculative hands early.

add the antes to the bring and divide by the big bet.

the larger the number the faster you must play.

also look at the bring in proportion to the small bet. also the ante in proportion to the bring in bet.

If your going to play tourneys, each level will have its owns structure. figure out what levels need to be played faster or slower. Some levels you sould seriously think about bringing it in for the full amount if you play at all. Other levels you would have to be crazy to bring it in for the full amount.

Learn how to handle paired door cards and when to make or call the large bet on 4th.

Realize that making a pat on the river can earn you or cost you two bets. this effects you implied and reverse implied odds dramatically. (Pat mentioned this in his post) [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

If your going to play live (B&M) ring games dont forget to examine the rakes and their effect on you profit margins and how it effects your realized edge.

Good luck cracking this very difficult form of poker .

timmer