Seven-Card Stud for Advanced Players
08-14-2017
, 10:50 PM
I am currently reading this book. I am at the section where it advocates calling instead of raising in many situations.
Paraphrased from the book:
Isn't your hand the best hand here most of the time, and you have equity raising here? Sure, you don't win many times, but you win more often than the split sevens for example. 
Where does the equity go, to the 987, or live flush draw?
Paraphrased from the book:
Quote:
A deuce brings it in, a five calls, a seven calls, a nine calls, you look down at Qc8d|Qs. You should call, because there is little to be gained by raising.
Where does the equity go, to the 987, or live flush draw?
Last edited by leavesofliberty; 08-14-2017 at 11:11 PM.
08-14-2017
, 11:22 PM
Quote:
I am currently reading this book. I am at the section where it advocates calling instead of raising in many situations.
Paraphrased from the book:
Isn't your hand the best hand here most of the time, and you have equity raising here? Sure, you don't win many times, but you win more often than the split sevens for example.
Where does the equity go, to the 987, or live flush draw?
Paraphrased from the book:
Quote:
A deuce brings it in, a five calls, a seven calls, a nine calls, you look down at Qc8d|Qs. You should call, because there is little to be gained by raising.
Where does the equity go, to the 987, or live flush draw?
Your quote is a little bit inaccurate. Here's the actual quote:
Quote:
A deuce brings it in, a five calls, a seven calls, and a nine calls. You have
Q
8
|Q
and are next to the bring-in. You should just call.
Q
8|Qand are next to the bring-in. You should just call.
Also, two paragraphs up it says:
Quote:
Let’s suppose that you are again in that $30-$60 game, three players call, and you are last. You should call liberally because you are getting 8-to-1 from the pot. But you shouldn’t raise with many hands since you are only getting 3-to-1 on your raise. Furthermore, some of the hands that appear to be worth raising really aren’t because the future action may be detrimental to them. Consequently, if it has become apparent that you can’t get heads-up, you should limp with many hands that other players will frequently raise with.
Best wishes,
Mason