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Bryce_Conley · High Card Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 10

I was just wondering if I played my draw to aggresive?

PokerStars Game #5745018104: 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/07/31 - 03:31:23 (ET)
Table 'Ariel III' 8-max
Seat 2: azbb ($5.15 in chips)
Seat 3: Waccamaw109 ($6.30 in chips)
Seat 4: Skum ($9.80 in chips)
Seat 5: garles ($10.85 in chips)
Seat 6: el santo ($6.75 in chips)
Seat 7: bigwatson ($11.30 in chips)
Seat 8: Buddy Love5 ($10.60 in chips)

*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to azbb [7c]
Dealt to Waccamaw109 [Jd]
Dealt to Skum [5h]
Dealt to garles [4c]
Dealt to el santo [Th]
Dealt to bigwatson [7h]
Dealt to Buddy Love5 [5d 6s 7d]
garles: bets $0.25
el santo: calls $0.25
bigwatson: calls $0.25
Buddy Love5: calls $0.25
azbb: calls $0.25
Waccamaw109: calls $0.25
Skum: folds
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to azbb [7c] [Qs]
Dealt to Waccamaw109 [Jd] [Jc]
Dealt to garles [4c] [3h]
Dealt to el santo [Th] [5c]
Dealt to bigwatson [7h] [9c]
Dealt to Buddy Love5 [5d 6s 7d] [4d]
Waccamaw109: bets $0.25
garles: calls $0.25
el santo: calls $0.25
bigwatson: calls $0.25
Buddy Love5: raises $0.25 to $0.50
azbb: calls $0.50
Waccamaw109: calls $0.25
garles: calls $0.25
el santo: calls $0.25
bigwatson: calls $0.25
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to azbb [7c Qs] [2d]
Dealt to Waccamaw109 [Jd Jc] [9h]
Dealt to garles [4c 3h] [Ks]
Dealt to el santo [Th 5c] [Tc]
Dealt to bigwatson [7h 9c] [Ts]
Dealt to Buddy Love5 [5d 6s 7d 4d] [Jh]
Waccamaw109: checks
garles: bets $0.50
el santo: calls $0.50
bigwatson: calls $0.50
Buddy Love5: raises $0.50 to $1
azbb: calls $1
Waccamaw109: folds
garles: raises $0.50 to $1.50
el santo: calls $1
bigwatson: calls $1
Buddy Love5: raises $0.50 to $2
Betting is capped
azbb: calls $1
garles: calls $0.50
el santo: calls $0.50
bigwatson: calls $0.50
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to azbb [7c Qs 2d] [6h]
Dealt to garles [4c 3h Ks] [Qc]
Dealt to el santo [Th 5c Tc] [Qh]
Dealt to bigwatson [7h 9c Ts] [9d]
Dealt to Buddy Love5 [5d 6s 7d 4d Jh] [9s]
el santo: checks
bigwatson: checks
Buddy Love5: checks
azbb: checks
garles: bets $0.50
el santo: folds
bigwatson: calls $0.50
Buddy Love5: calls $0.50
azbb: calls $0.50
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to Buddy Love5 [5d 6s 7d 4d Jh 9s] [4s]
bigwatson: checks
Buddy Love5: checks
azbb: checks
garles: bets $0.50
bigwatson: calls $0.50
Buddy Love5: folds
azbb: calls $0.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
garles: shows [Kc Kh 4c 3h Ks Qc 2c] (HI: three of a kind, Kings)
bigwatson: mucks hand
azbb: mucks hand
garles collected $17.50 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $18.35 | Rake $0.85
Seat 2: azbb mucked [6c 8c 7c Qs 2d 6h 8d]
Seat 3: Waccamaw109 folded on the 5th Street
Seat 4: Skum folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 5: garles showed [Kc Kh 4c 3h Ks Qc 2c] and won ($17.50) with HI: three of a kind, Kings
Seat 6: el santo folded on the 6th Street
Seat 7: bigwatson mucked [Ac 8h 7h 9c Ts 9d 3s]
Seat 8: Buddy Love5 folded on the River

KGBlovesOreos · Moderator Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 5318 Location: VA

I think your aggression here was well-warranted. I can see how you thought you had the best low draw, because once garles caught the K and Q, you pretty much had a lock on the low (if you made it). You see, once you developed that low draw with your 4-5-6-7, you were drawing to 16 outs (four aces, four deuces, four treys, and four 8's) overall, and with only one of those outs (the trey) taken by garles, you were in pretty good shape to get at least half the pot, if not, the whole pot should you make the straight.

I believe that I would have played this hand the same way you did, since the odds (I don't know exactly what they are) were in your favor.

EDIT: I love reading HHs about the Hi/Low games because it's a great change of pace from all the Hold Em, so if you have any more you have questions for, PLEASE put them up here because I not only enjoy them, but I will do my best to give you an in-depth answer.

Bryce_Conley · High Card Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 10

I've just started trying to learn how to play Stud Hi/Lo and that hand was from my first session ever playing Stud Hi/Lo, which was Sunday night. So as I go over my history I'm sure I'll have more questions. Thanks for the help.

byamamoto1 · Bay Area Bidness Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 2180

i'm with KGB. i love H/L games, and play them often in home games, but rarely have a chance to play online (bankroll won't allow the variance). i think your play overall on the hand is fine. i like pushing aggressively when you have a very good draw, which is exactly what you had. after 4th you have 7 cards to make you a straight, a backdoor flush draw, with a bunch of low cards to hit to make your low. i like pushing aggressively and even like the capping bet after gnarls re-raised on 5th. i think in that spot, you just got the bad end of the deck come your way. in games like stud and stud h/l players have to maximize value from their hands and extract the most amount of bets they can. better luck next time.

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