| | In Stud High you have to pay attention to having a decent starting hand, calculating pot odds thoroughly, reading your opponents and finding the right spot for stealing the bring in and the antes. The following example was played against one of the most known female poker players: Cyndy Violette.
The above-mentioned game was $2/$4 Stud High. There were $4,00 chips and an ante of $0.40. $4,00 after the bring in. $4,00 on Ante. Cyndy Violette, a new name for Cyndy Violette, called with a speculative heart hand.
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Hand: Dolly Parton, My Interpretation
Cyndy played the dealer role as she finished the sprint to the cash with a nearly perfect hand, but I suspect she may have also won the flop. There was a lot going on at the table. Minimum bet was $0 50; maximum bet $1,00. One player was behind me and he bet $2.50. http://www.kyrie4.us.org/best-lottery-numbers-to-pick-today-why-confidence-is-the-key-ingredient/ I had the flush draw, so I called.
8 Q 8 was the Flop
This was dangerous for me, as the board was unsuited. Simons was holding As-8h on Simons' board. If the Ace and King did not pair up, there was a chance of a straight and/or flush on my board. If the Ace and King did pair up, the hand became unsuited to slightly favor my hand. With the flop nearly turning up any potential monster hand would have been very dangerous for me.
The board's 8 didn't help. Three other players raised. They probably expected an 8 on the turn, which would have been detrimental to my situation. Overall, not much hadiced this hand. I probably should have bet Either that I had pocket Kings or Aces.
The Turn card was 8h. Even though I still had a chance to make a big hand, the odds were not in my favor. There was a 35 hance that I would hit the bottom of a straight. Considering I had seen 3 other either face cards or a low pair on the board, that means the flop was probably one of the following:
A-8h
K-8h
J-8h
Q-8h
To get any value from the Q-8h, I had to drag it around the board. This was difficult with an 8-hand. It's not like I had a lot of outs to start with, I mean, a 9-draw and a T-9-come draw were both out cards to me.
Because I had no straight chance, the equity that I was getting was not very strong. If I hit Q-8h, it was only canceling out a slightly higher hand; 10-8 and 9-9. This was not even an opportunity filled straight.
Nonetheless, I didn’t really have a hand so I checked.
The SB placed $1,100 immediately.
This was Hawkins hands. You have to call to see if your hand isn't a flop. As he had checked, I had no reason not to believe that he was wrong.
I figured I had about a 35 hance of hitting the Q-8h. Because I overbet to push other hands, I thought, "If the dude check, what difference does that make to my hand?"
Then, he showed Q-8h.
I felt pushed in by him at this point. Whatever the case, I was scared of the board and didn't want to be there. However, Q-8h wasn't any better than my starting hand. I knew I had to make a choice without any additional information.
I could still extract some value from the hand by placing another $1,100 wager on the river. I thought that if the man had hit the Q-8h, then he would have placed a large bet on the river (which would have been quite funny).
I called.
The turn was: Q-8h.
I figure I have to win a coin flip or take the rake now. If I place a continuation wager and he hits the side, I'm ahead.
I bet $2,000.
He thinks for just a moment before he folds. | | | |
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