A75 A76 A74 etc. in stud 8.

[dibbs]

Assume the ace and one other card is suited.

In what conditions (as far as dead cards, players in the pot and what their doorcards are etc.) do you play these hands?

I suck with them and they cost me money.

[benwood]

These hands are decent, but your A needs to be live, because you have to pair it to have any reasonable chance of scooping. It's good to have some weak-passive players in there pulling at weaker draws, of course. You don't want to get too much of your $ in there early & end up having to draw for 1/2/of the pot against a made hand. This is the trap. Maybe all of this is obvious. I hope it helps.

[kyleb]

When the Ace is your doorcard, you have a lot of deception coming in, so raise on third street to conceal your hand. I play these types of Razz hands, but you have to be careful and choose your opponents wisely.

[Andy B]

I need a good reason not to play these hands.

[Backstabr]

At the high ante, low-limit games you play in, I agree with Andy: look for a reason not to play these (e.g. a raise and dead aces). These are bread and butter hands.

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I suck with them and they cost me money.

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A few things might cause this:

Not folding enough on early streets.

Not betting fourth if you catch good. In this situation, you generally have an equity edge. Also, raise if it will help knock out lows who've caught bad.

Not knocking out players in general. If you catch an ace, you must work hard to thin the field in loose passive games. Fifth street is often the best time to do this. If you make a 76 low, force players with draws to better lows to cold-call or fold.

Playing high hands in these loose passive games is very tricky. You should sometimes walk away from aces. However, I have neither the discipline to do so nor the skill to know when to.