Straight
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 149
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One thing I noticed about this post is that people left out the fact that in determing which starting hands to call/raise with is relative to the suits and cards that are live and dead.
For example, in low limit stud people will raise with any ace showing, I have accepted this as fact. If the other 3 queens are dead on the board and no one else is showing a 7 or 3, I may very well call the raise cold, being convinced that the A is not necessarily paired. Caveat - this strategy is only for low limit stud.
With respect to four card starting requirements, that is a tall order to take on as again, it is relative to what has been folded and what is still live, both with respect to cards and suits.
Stud, like Omaha, is about defining your hand relative to how it can improve. Example a starting hand of 789 is a potential monster if no 6, 10, or J are shoing. The same holds true with suits, a three suited hand with no others showing can pay off huge.
Curious - you play ring games online? I have not been able to beat the rake in low limit online, but do very well in MTT stud tourneys.
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