Dead Kings

[BeerMoney]

What's your 3rd st. play? I didn't want to raise this and make a big pot early. The table was pretty loose and fun.

7 Card Stud High ($10/$20), Ante $1, Bring-In $3 (hand converter)

3rd Street

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

[six_4off]

This is a tough one, but i still like a raise. This is mostly because of the ace's smooth call. He cant be scared of there being a pair of kings on board because it would involve the last 1 in the deck. He probably thinks that all kings will fold because they are so cheap, unless they have a drawing hand. I do not believe that he had a big hand there. I like a raise there to drive the other kings out of the hand, probably the 2 and maybe the 4. If you get re raised by the ace then you can muck and be happy you found that out w/ only 1 small bet.\

Just a thought, but I'm not that good.

6/4

[vulturesrow]

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What's your 3rd st. play? I didn't want to raise this and make a big pot early. The table was pretty loose and fun.

7 Card Stud High ($10/$20), Ante $1, Bring-In $3 (hand converter)

3rd Street

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

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I definitely dont think a raise is going to do much beyond building a big pot that you are probably going to have to improve your hand to win. But this is coming from a guy who just started playing stud and only plays 1/2 right now [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Bartholow]

I'd fold.

[BeerMoney]

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I'd fold.

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that's what I did. i'm not sure why, But I did.

[Andy B]

I think a case can be made for any of the three options, but I like raising the least. If you're not going to lose anyone by raising, that kills your main reason for doing so. Folding a dead hand in a multi-way pot can't be too far wrong. When I get really confused, though, I call and see what happens.

[LA_Price]

I call and hope to catch some scare cards and be ready to get out early if it looks my opponents catch good.

BTW if I was seat 3 I wouldn't be limping if i intended to play.

[vulturesrow]

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When I get really confused, though, I call and see what happens.

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Andy,

This pretty much sums up my stud existence right now [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Seriously though, with the Ace smoothcall, I would call. I think a pair of kings even dead is worth seeing 4th street on the cheap.

[Michael Emery]

The correct play is to fold. But since Kings are well......kings, I'd have probably called and seen how fourth street played out. A good example of a flaw in my game where I "know the correct play" but cant bring myself to always "make the correct play". [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Mike Emery

[Andy B]

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BTW if I was seat 3 I wouldn't be limping if i intended to play.

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And it would make BeerMoney's decision a lot easier.