Stud is dead

[MRBAA]

I finally faced the music at Foxwoods this Labor Day Monday. Sure, there were some games. But way less than in the past. And the 5-10 had several familiar faces -- even though I go to Foxwoods just four or five times a year. Sure, most of the players weren't good. but every single one was competent. Almost all were 60+ and had been playing for years. The games were okay, but not great. In one game, I was the only player under 50. In another, I was one of two. Then I went over to 4-8 he. Loads of tables. Loads of 1-2 no limit table. Loads of 5-10 half kill tables. etc. And the 4-8 games were rocking -- everyone was under 50 except maybe 2 players at a table. The pots were six to the flop for a raise. By the time I left at 1 a.m., there was one draggly game of 5-10 stud left, mostly regulars. But there were at least a half-dozen rockin' 4-8 hold'em games.

I think stud will be mostly gone from the East Coast casinos within 5 years. It will live on on the Internet, I'd guess, but I'm not sure. I still love the game. But I'm now officially a hold'em player first.

[BeerMoney]

The tightest stud game I've ever played in was a 5/10 game at foxwoods.

[bygmesterf]

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The tightest stud game I've ever played in was a 5/10 game at foxwoods.

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1/5 at the Mirage in LV.

[Jeffage]

Do not say stud is dead until you have played lots of mid limit (and higher) at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. All of these games (15-30, 20-40, 30-60, 75-150) are excellent and make up a large percentage of the games spread. So in response....move to Jersey STAT.

Jeff

[MRBAA]

Well I only play 10-20 or lower. But my one trip to the Taj I did see more stud games than at Fox. Are there lots of new players in these larger games though? Or is it simply that AC is the last bastion of live stud?

[Jeffage]

Sorry I didn't get back to this quicker - work has been a beast (don't know why I keep going back). I think new players gravitate towards low limits and all the new players are going to play hold em now b/c that's what's on television. So the 5-10 stud games get no new blood and the old blood is generally a bunch of weak tight rocks with a few holes. So not much action. The mid limit stud games like 20-40, 30-60, however is a different animal. While they don't get tons of new blood, they do get people (in a place like Taj with a big rail and great location) who want to play poker and only understand stud (it's what they grew up with, it's the home game, etc). And many of these people play very badly. It also seems to be the game that affluent semi-regulars populate, at Taj. I don't know what it is really, but those games are very loose and not tough at all (exception is 75-150 and higher, depending on lineup...but usually these are good). Many rich, middle aged to old businessmen populate these games, donate, know they donate and don't give a damn.

Jeff

[mscags]

Do they ever have any Stud 8/B running?

[BeerMoney]

dude, you're like 19.

[DeadMoneyOC]

HEY! Dont make fun of us college kids.

I heard they have a 15-30 HOE game in the woods.

[MRBAA]

It wasn't going when I was there. The lowest HOE game I've seen go there is 75-150, but I'm only there about once every three months.