Strange play of the day....

[hurlyburly]

I have to call this the equiv of a pity screw:

7 Card Stud High-Low ($2/$4), Ante $0.25, Bring-In $1 (hand converter)

3rd Street - (0.88 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 2: xx xx T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 3: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 5: xx xx T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls
Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___brings-in

4th Street - (2.38 SB)

Seat 4: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___checks
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___checks
Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___checks

5th Street - (1.19 BB)

Seat 4: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Seat 6: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___checks___folds
Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___checks___raises

6th Street - (5.19 BB)

Seat 4: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets $0.25 and is all-in

Total pot: (5.25 BB)

[bigredlemon]

definetly looks like a misclick.

On a side note, what are you doing at a table shortstacked like that?

[hurlyburly]

I bought in for $75 and didn't do so hot. I decided to experiment with some of the shortstack situations I've been reading about rather than rebuy.

[beta1607]

In hold em they say always have enough on the table cap every street, in stud I would say always have at least 15BB or so just in case you get lucky. You are losing a lot of value but not being able to raise when you make a scooping hand or a nut low against several highs etc. As you move up in limits it will be more and more important to be able to extract max value for all your hands as players get a little better (a lot will still suck anyways)

[Andy B]

Nice coup, but next time fold fifth, especially since you don't have enough money in front of you to see your little charade through.

There is a mathematical advantage to being all-in, and this can make it advantageous in a one-way game. If you're in a good high-low stud game, though, and you play well, you're costing yourself too much by being short-stacked. You have a lot of opportunities to put people through the wringer, and since a good player will be the wring-or a lot more than he is the wring-ee, he is best advised to keep enough in front of him to jam every street if the need arises.