Hi or Hi-Low?

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I play stud hilo because I followed over some fish who also played omaha hilo. I have yet to master straight stud high, but I seem to have pretty good results playing high-low (which I started playing before high-only).

I suspect that stud high has a lot of people who grew up playing it. They seem to stick to high and not switch over to high-low. Stud/8 seems to attract the aforementioned omaha fish and newbies who never learned how to play regular stud high only.

At fishy low limits, it seems like basic stud hilo strategy is pretty simple...just figure out who chases bad lows and flushes and who hangs on to big pairs too much and minimize losses when you are drawing dead, while playing reasonably tight starting requirements.

Personally, when playing online, I find that stud/8 is easier for remembering upcards because people stay in too long and I don't have to commit to memory the folded cards of five or six different players in one betting rounds. Spreading out when people fold makes it easier for me, even though I have to remember more cards total. I've actually never played stud live, but I think the (presumably) slower place might help me remember cards better.