Join Date: Mar 2013
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2-7 td is most similar ime mostly because, in both games, most of the spots kind of play themselves and balancing your ranges well (against strong opponents) and taking exploitive lines (against weaker players) in the marginal spots is what makes the money in both games.
Heuristics also govern both games to a large degree. For ex. in flhe if the CO raises and SB 3!, it goes hu the to flop and almost every time the SB will cbet. In 2-7 td, whenever you are in position (and often OOP as well) and drew fewer cards than your opponent on the previous draw, your opponent should correctly check and you will almost always correctly bet.
Stud games are vastly different for many reasons. Especially in stud hi, I've made the mistake of incorporating too many flhe thought processes and concepts into stud. Initially I figured stud hi and flhe both utilize the best 5 card hi hand over 7 cards so I will be able to hand read and manipulate my opponents similarly. But lack of community cards, dead cards' effect, and starting w 3 cards instead of two, had/has me paying for my lessons. Big bet are also different (element of bet sizing, in particular). If you're trying to stay within the fl world, 2-7 td is quick and easy to learn most spots, just like flhe.