Stud8 8c/20c/50c/$1 (usual Stars 8-Game-structure)
Pot $0.48
Seat_1
X X 2 brings in $0.20
Seat_2
(8 7 ) A Hero ???
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X X 3
Seat_4
X X 4
Seat_5
X X 3
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X X 4
According too Ray Zee this is a hand from category 3-4(= Ace Low Low & 3 Low to a straight) In general Ace-Low-Low should be playable. In this example our hand is in a very bad shape. Could it be worse? I think, if we complete, we turn our hand in a (semi-)bluff. In this case we represent AAX, a better ALL (e.g. 75A) or maybe sth. like
A K 2 . The dead-cards downgrade our hand strength farther. They are a) cards we need and the other players b) could have strong hands.
I like a limp against soft competition and a tough fold against sharp players. Is this a viable strategy?
I know my english is bad
tYph00n