7 card stud hand...

omahilo · #1 11-20-04, 08:33 PM

Not many people play or talk about stud here but here it is anyways...

$3 tourney on PS... like 400 were in and we were down to the final 7. I had like 80K in chips and in 4th position... here is the hand that broke me.

I had KKx and my Kings were hidden, the other guy has xxQ. one person brings in for 2K... I raise to 6K and guy calls and bring in folds.

4th street were blanks... I bet 6K he calls

5th street gives him another Q and he bets 12K and I raise to 24K he calls.

6th street he checks and I put him allin with a 12K bet because I know him checking he doesnt have 2 pair or he would of put himself all in. he flips up xxQxQx and I have KKxxxx

The river brings him another Q and I lose a 120K pot and I am down to about 28K or so.

I played that hand so well and then get screwed on the river. The next hand I get Axx all hearts then get another heart on 4th street... Im allin by 5th street and never get my heart and Im out in 7th place.

Tilter · #2 11-20-04, 10:13 PM

ouch, so tough, some parts of poker is just luck.

Kidd7138 · #3 11-21-04, 11:16 PM

My first thought would've been to put him all in earlier, but looking at it he probably would have called anything and you got beat on a pretty good play. It baffles me why he'd call your raise while he had queens showing. Tough luck.

omahilo · #4 11-22-04, 01:10 AM

the limits were 6K/12K so I was betting and such to put him allin, he had about 50K left... its not like NL HE where you can just go allin lmao. I agree when he had the Qs showing and I raised him, he has to figure he is beat.

ChipFish · #5 11-22-04, 11:29 AM

He was pot comitted, and simply was hoping his queens were good, when he re-raised you....
Each card on each street you say was an x.
Well, If it's only an x (under queen) than why wouldn't he stay?
He's making a stand is all. (Probably a bit early to make a stand but that was what he was doing).
I really don't think he was looking for that 3rd queen on the river (Although he wasn't complaining).

I also think you put alot more of your stack in then a pair of kings could justify.
This is 7-card stud.... you have to worry about flush, straight but if neither of those are visible, could you beat 2 pair? That is entirely possible, and definitely not unlikely.

SirFWALGMan · #6 11-23-04, 04:10 PM

I like stud. I have only tried low limit (.50/1) versions of it. I would have to think NL Stud would be TOUGH! All in on Card 3 can change so drastically by card 7!

I think you played it right. You have rolled up K's you slow play them. If you have a K in the Pocket and one out, then you raise. Easy. It would have been nice to have some other outs there.. or have made your trips already, but I do not think you played it wrong. He just did not see your hidden cards and did not respect your play.

I guess beats are common in all games.

omahilo · #7 11-23-04, 04:17 PM

Yeah it is tough since like if you have a flush draw, you have to remember all the spades or whatever suit you have, have been folded already, etc. I felt I had a really good read on it and knew I had it once he bet with the Qs showing and I raise and he called. Then he checks the next card, at this pt I know I have him.