Paradise $1/2 stud high--middling straight

[Andy B]

In May or so of 2004, I logged into Paradise to play some heads-up play money, something I used to do once in a while, and a prompt came up asking if I wanted a free $2 to play on their real money tables. I clicked the "uh, sure" button and started out playing $.02/.04 stud and hold'em while sipping Bombay Sapphire after working the evening shift. Once I had a few bucks, I played $2 buy-in NL cash games, then $10, then $25, and I think a couple of $50 games. Eventually, I had a little over $200 on my $0 investment. Of course, I threw most of it off, and decided that on-line poker isn't my thing. I imagine that eventually I will give up on on-line poker almost as many times as I have given up on limit hold'em.

Anyway, recently I've built my on-line bankroll up to $100 or so, so I decided to play a little $1/2 stud on Paradise. This game used to have no ante, but they jacked it up to $.25, making for a much better game. This is a hand I played a few minutes ago:

7 Card Stud High ($1/$2), Ante $0.25, Bring-In $0.50 (hand converter)

3rd Street - (1.25 SB)

Seat 2: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___Bring-in___Fold
Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___Call___Call
Seat 4: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___Call___Fold
Hero: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___Call___Call
Seat 8: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___Raise

4th Street - (5.25 SB)

Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___Check___Call___Call
Hero: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___Check___Raise
Seat 8: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___Bet___Call

5th Street - (5.63 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___Check
Hero: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___Check
Seat 8: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___Check

6th Street - (5.63 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___Bet___Raise___Call
Hero: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___Raise___Raise
Seat 8: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___Call___Call

River - (17.63 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] xx___Check___Raise
Hero: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___Bet___Call
Seat 8: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] xx___Fold

Total pot: (21.63 BB)