Stud/8 Ante on Party (more basic questions)

[benneh]

You're right. The structure on party really sucks until you start playing 2/4. 2/4 and up is perfect in my experience (though I must admit that I have not played the 3/6 game much at all there).

[imported_getfunky]

a related question I have is for playing 3/6 25c ante vs 3/6 50c ante - how are you supposed to loosen up? this should apply to his question about 1/2 25c which seems ridiculously out of proportion, btw, so try to find a better game.

my guess is that ante stealing, which is usually not a big priority in 8/b becomes more of a concern. and I guess we'd need to play some of the more marginal hands, like razz hands and small pairs with small kickers.

[preiserone]

Typically in a game with these high antes you do want to steal more antes, but at this level typically people play to loose for steals to work at any frequency.

In stud high when I played 1/2 I found myself calling 3rd and 4th and trying to push people out at 5th with my strong hands. I save my bluff/steals for the later streets since people don't fold early streets much.