Why Low Buy-in Stud/8 Tounets are Profitable

[Kurn]

Tournament - 7 Card Stud High-Low - Level II (50/100), Ante 5 ()

Seat 1: 2,260
Seat 2: 2,130
Hero: 2,430
Seat 4: 2,062
Seat 5: 2,895
Seat 6: 2,771
Seat 7: 2,590
Seat 8: 2,825

3rd Street - (0.80 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx A___calls
Seat 2: xx xx 4___bets
Hero: 6 7 K___calls
Seat 4: xx xx 8___calls
Seat 5: xx xx K___folds
Seat 6: xx xx 6___calls
Seat 7: xx xx T___folds
Seat 8: xx xx 7___folds

4th Street - (5.80 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx A A___bets___calls
Seat 2: xx xx 4 5___raises
Hero: 6 7 K 9___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 8 2___calls
Seat 6: xx xx 6 J___folds

5th Street - (5.90 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A A 3___bets___calls
Seat 2: xx xx 4 5 7___raises
Seat 4: xx xx 8 2 2___calls

6th Street - (11.90 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A A 3 A___bets___calls
Seat 2: xx xx 4 5 7 8___raises
Seat 4: xx xx 8 2 2 J___calls

River - (17.90 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A A 3 A xx___bets___calls
Seat 2: xx xx 4 5 7 8 xx___raises
Seat 4: xx xx 8 2 2 J xx___calls

Total pot: (23.90 BB)

gwbigdog mucked [4s Qs 8s 2h 2d Jc 4h]

Note that Seat 4 called the river with no low and 2 pair while seat 1 shows open trip aces.