Smasharoo 0 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I've been trying to wrok on my Stud game lately, as I find it's a hole in my game. I'd appreciate it if you could talk a little about your experinces playing it, bankroll requirements, what kind of fluctuations you've seen, common mistakes, starting hands, that sort of thing.If not, could you recomend me a good intermediate book?Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites
wannabe 0 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I do not know a whole lot, but I fare pretty well at the 2/4 tables online. The one thing I know is that starting hands are key as in holdem. My basic strategy is to play J's or better, 3 to a straight or flush, otherwise mostly fold. Also reading the board is essential, as I probably will fold KK after 5th street w/ an ace showing w/ aggressive bets. I'm sure you know most of this, as I know you play a lot, but just a few tid bits if they help at all. Link to post Share on other sites
MSR 0 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 If you're looking for books there is a topic in the books section with a couple of reccomendations. Definately check that one out. Link to post Share on other sites
steve7stud 0 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I want to preface my response by saying that this could take a little while. The reason is, stud in general is a game that is not given much attention these days. And I would like to give some history about myself. I hope it will be insightful. When I started playing poker eight years ago, the first game I learned how to play was stud. 3-6 in particular in Northern California. Artichoke Joe's, Lucky Chances, and various other Bay area casinos. I had fairly good card sense, but realized that I needed to learn much more. So, I played more. I think I proved to be a slight winner, but I reallywasn't keeping records in those days. I didn't know that you were supposed to keep records, lol. Later, I learned how to play hold'em and gradually moved up in both stud and hold'em from 3-6, 4-8, 6-12. Eventually, I came back to Los Angeles to play. After coming back to LA, I started to read poker books. Supersystem has a good section on Stud, the section on Stud Hi-Lo is off a bit, because it deals with hi-lo (no qualifier), a game that nobody really plays these days. I also got Seven Stud for Advanced Players by Sklansky. Those are two great poker books, that will give you fundamentals on stud. When I do play stud these days, I play 100-200. I was playing 20-40 stud @ party poker for a while. And was a HUGE winner in a very short period of time. But these days, I really can't beat the game. It's not that I feel that I'm not good enough, the style of play just doesn't seem to work well for me now. I'm really fortunate to have a friend whoplays in the 1000-2000 or 2000-4000 at the Hustler Casino, and I get to watch him play now and again. I have learned a lot from his play, and the play of others there. That style of play, and level of sophistication doesn't translate well to lower limit games.In terms of bank roll....I think I am the worst person to ask, lol. I rememebr talking to Daniel about it one time, and he basically said what he always says to general questions "It depends". The reason why I think bank roll is such a tricky question, is because certain people are willing to take more chances than others, certain people like the feeling of having their back up against the wall, and certain people love the comfort zone of having lots of chips at their disposal. One thing I don't believe is that you need more money in stud, due to the extra betting round. Hold'Em is by far a more aggressive game, and the swings can be greater in my opinion.I adopted the nickname Steve7stud for an e-mail address and it just kind of stuck. But ironically, I really don't play stud that often anymore. But a lot of people who know me, say that stud is one of my best games. It certainly is second nature to me at this point, as it will become to anyone who play thousands and thousands of hours at it. But one thing I realized, that hopefully all poker players will soon realize. New games are invented all the time, and while being a specialist in one game is great. A player must learn how to play all games well to be a complete player. Especially if they want to grow as a player. That's one of Daniel's many great strengths, he can play all games well, in my opinion. As a side note, my biggest "leak" is money management. Once you begin to play higher limits, it can be quite difficult to step back down. It's important to identify your leaks. Some leaks need to be plugged, some need to examined, and some can be ignored. But all of them need to be recognized. I guess that's it. I know this was long, but I hope it helps for all of those who read it. Good Luck. Link to post Share on other sites
alanstats 0 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 good insight Link to post Share on other sites
steve7stud 0 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Wow. Where did this come from? Link to post Share on other sites
fleung22 1 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Wow. Where did this come from?welcome steve...THIS is your life! Link to post Share on other sites
grocery_mony 8 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 lol a 2 year old bump. Link to post Share on other sites
2bthebest 2 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Yeah, I almost thought Smash had made a comeback. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisRichey 1 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 So now we need to discourage people from using the search feature? Link to post Share on other sites
eYank 0 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 i was gonna say alanstats was probably drunk but he wasnt bc he was in his room all night playing poker.......i also had to save him so he wouldnt miss too many hands bc he got locked out of the floor...aka the video in my sig Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Steve who???? Link to post Share on other sites
alanstats 0 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 i was gonna say alanstats was probably drunk but he wasnt bc he was in his room all night playing poker.......i also had to save him so he wouldnt miss too many hands bc he got locked out of the floor...aka the video in my sigI wasn't drunk I just rolled a huge joint then dug this up. I just did the same thing so I will give it a bump. Love you eYank, cya at Rush tomorrow weeeeeeee Link to post Share on other sites
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