http://www.propokertools.com/simulat...tionEditor.jsp

Just an example:

I'll do some calculations like kings and some big cards vs 4 others with 4 low cards(no straight or flush potential). And I would get a percentage of 24% for kings and less than 20% for the rest. (l=8 or lower)

Stud Hi/Lo Simulation
600,000 trials (Randomized)
Hand Pot equity Scoops Wins Hi Ties Hi Wins Lo Ties Lo
tk|ksqd 25.67% 16,757 291,336 1 0 0
ll|2h7s 20.70% 20,051 56,472 252 185,063 2,729
ll|7c4d 20.52% 31,082 92,089 407 145,445 2,233
ll|8d2d 17.30% 22,053 73,521 139 126,719 2,011
ll|5s8h 15.80% 20,328 85,992 381 94,654 1,553

my questions are:

1. at any point in any form of poker(stud8 in this case) mathematically speaking, if you have a higher equity than your opponent(s), even in a possible split pot situation, you should get as much money in to the pot? is this the correct play with kings in the above example?
2. how does the possibility of split pot effect equity value in stud8, is the above output still accurate?
3. I've read ray zee's split poker book, todd brunson's stud8 chapter in super system 2, ted forrest's chapter on stud8 in fulltilt poker tournament book, and sklansky's stud hi lo in first super system. Are there any other books out there on the subject? Besides this forum, are there any other good websites on stud8? Are there any sources or previous posts about understanding stud8 equity and math someone can help me with?

thanks alot.

Equity in stud hi/lo simulators works exactly the same as it does for any other games. If you have equity > 1/N where N is the number of people in the hand technically you should be able to raise with impunity, although this is predicated a bit on the idea that you won't be folding in the future and giving up your showdown equity.

The results should be accurate and taking into account the split pot.

I don't know of any other good books besides the one you listed.

The most important consideration in split pot games is your ability to scoop, because that is where you will make ALL of your BB/100 over the long run.

The equity calcs work the same in split pot games as they do in normal winner-take-all games, but you need to focus first on your scoop potential.