7/8 hand

[fnord_too]

standard? Call 5th? Keep the heat on having raised 5th?

7 Card Stud High-Low ($5/$10), Ante $0.50, Bring-In $2 (converter)

3rd Street - (0.80 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 2: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___brings-in
Seat 3: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 4: xx xx T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 5: xx xx A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 7: xx xx 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 8: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls

4th Street - (2.40 SB)

Seat 2: xx xx 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 3: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 8: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls

5th Street - (2.70 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___raises
Seat 8: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds

6th Street - (6.70 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___checks
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___checks

River - (6.70 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] xx___checks
Hero: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___checks

Total pot: (6.70 BB)

[beta1607]

GL in the stars tourney...

[benwood]

It seems very likely that seat 3 is going for high since on 4th all 3 other players had 2 low cards showing,& he bet into them with a 9 showing.
The raise on 6th looks good.Getting the other low draw out has got to improve your EV.Sixe's are live,only 1 duece is out(to pick up the open- ender),& A's are live(to pick up the double gutter),so you have decent chances to make a high hand,too.
When you don't hit any improving cards on 6th,I personally believe that taking a free card is much better than semi-bluffing.(The check-raise would not be much fun). Well played,imo.

[fnord_too]

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GL in the stars tourney...

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Thanks, out in the stink hole, 17. Bubbled in the PLO 1 rebuy 1 add on I was in too. Meh. I hate wasting all the big suck outs I had to claw back up from almost out in both.

Fold 3rd, but that's just me, everyone was against my last post on a similair hand. Think those small pair + small kicker are spooky. I think you often end up in between or with just a low pair and a busted low hand.

[fnord_too]

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Fold 3rd, but that's just me, everyone was against my last post on a similair hand. Think those small pair + small kicker are spooky. I think you often end up in between or with just a low pair and a busted low hand.

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IIRC, villain, and the table in general, was passive bad post third. I don't think folding here is bad, but I think in this game it is giving up some expectation. The structure also favors limping into pots I think. I am getting 4:1 on my limp, and theoreticly I am better than these guys on later streets, so I should be able to play here profitably (I think).

[beta1607]

I agree that you should fold third as well. Maybe hands like this can be played profitably but for me they are big losers.