7 Card Stud High-Low ($3/$6), Ante $0.50, Bring-In $1 (converter)

3rd Street - (1.17 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 3___brings-in
Seat 2: xx xx K___folds
Seat 3: xx xx 9___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 4___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 8___folds
Hero: A 6 K___calls
Seat 7: xx xx J___folds

4th Street - (2.17 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 3 Q___checks___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 4 2___bets
Hero: A 6 K T___checks___calls

5th Street - (2.08 BB)

Seat 4: xx xx 4 2 5___bets
Hero: A 6 K T 2___checks ????

I don't think I really like the limp on 3rd.

Seat 4 open-limps with 2 big doors and only an 8 and a 3 to contend with for low doors, what do you think he has? This is going to depend on how loose and/or aggressive he is on 3rd but I'm guessing either a crappy razz-type hand, a small pair, or some weird random thing like a 3 flush with a brick or 2. I would not mind being HU against him with your hand but I don't really like over-calling -- would you just call with a pair of kings there? If not your hand is pretty obvious - you either have a pair smaller than kings, or something a lot like what you actually have.

I think 5th is a fold because either he has a pair and a draw for low, or some kind of combo draw like a low-diamond draw, or a made low, and you're in kinda bad shape against all of them.

I agree with Rusty. This hand is a lot easier to play if you raise third.

As played I think you have to fold 5th, unless you have some sort of read.

I'm fine with the limp on third myself, although Rusty makes a good case. As played, fold fifth. The pot is small. If he's made, he's free-rolling. If he's not made, then he has you beaten for high and is one card away from free-rolling.

I tend to agree with the raise here on 3rd. Getting rid of of the bring seems desirable and plus it may give us a bit of deception since the villian may put us on Kings. Subsequently, we may be able to steal the pot if he bricks, even if we don't hit anything.

Even if we had played this way and got heads up, there would be 1 extra big bet in the pot, but that wouldn't make it big enough to call 5th, since we might be chasing for only 1/2 of the pot.

In this spot, if I had KK, I would complete 3rd. I also would've done the same with this hand.

If you don't want to bloat the pot at ALL, then your line is fine and so is the fold on 5th.

I don't like playing this hand w/ a K dead, and limping sucks b/c because people will know you don't have Ks. Yeah, 5th is an easy fold.

-ChipsAhoya

Just to echo chips, when I play big pairs I like my pair to be live.