Horrible at stud

well stud Hi/lo could be fun b/c of a pot split so that way things are less difficult and a lot less confusing lol, im gonna play in a stud HL tourney tomorrow nite and if i do well ill play it again lol.

hi/lo games fascinate me b/c u have more outs. and i love those outs

i am also horrible at stud since i mostly chase a straight or a flush but pretty much lose all my money really quick.

You are playing too many pots for too much money.

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Well I used to be awful at stud but now that i've been playing a little bit I have some tips on starting hands. It's not much help, but if ur a Stud newbie it can give you a base to improve on.

simliar to holdem, any 3 hi-cards its playable, as are pocket pairs. Also, 3 suited cards is good, as are 3 connectors. (567, 987, 10,J,Q)

i've gone by this and it's helped me out a little. I'm still not very good tho lmao! but i've found that by not playin dumb hands ull be better off.

To use/adapt an example I've heard for Omaha, if you play a hand on the baises of just one or two cards, you are spotting your oppenents that advantage (your hand is 33% worse). You want three cards that work together.

Two pair, straights, and flushes are going to win the most hands, look for starting hands that will help you get there. i.e.e (6 6) A. can make two pair, but your second pair is weak, so you don't want to pay too much for this hand even though it is playable.

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yeah, like u said usually 2 pair will win but also like u said u want a good high pair to be ur over pair or soemones got ur 2 pair bested.

usually if ur overpair isnt J's Q's K's or A's muck it

i wouldnt even call a big bet with 10's as my overpair.

Depending on the table size, I may not even call bets with aces up...always beware of the straights and flushes, as well as trips (actually, those are the hardest to spot in my opinion)...Two pair in stud is the equivalent of top pair in hold'em..nice to have but by no means an insane hand.