1.) Is it possible to play too tight in 75/150 stud and get forced/anted to death or is that part of stud variance?

2.) Starting with (kk)k , what are the odds of losing vs 1 or 2 players? Is slow play a bad idea in stud?

3.) What is an average upswing if you run good at 75/150 stud?


High only btw

#1, 75-150 with a $15 ante and $25 force is a higher ante game so you need to get involved in pots.

#2 I haven't had rolled up Kings in 11 years...but you can afford to save your raises for 5th and 6th street.

We know that. They haven't regularly spread stud/8 at Foxwoods in a very long time.

That''s odd. For every 200 hour play you on average shall get dealt rolled up Kings.

thats 3 questions tho....

1) The ante is not huge but the bring-in is large. Full ring you will have to defend bring-in a lot more because your price is just too good to lay down, say (AQss)4 to a Jack. If the bring-in player is aware, this has an obvious implication for your late position open range, and failing to make either adjustment is a big leak. Based on pot size you should have a normal opening range in early position for a "big" stud game.

2) Go to propokertools dot com and play around with simulations and you'll see how the liveness of your opponents cards and suits dramatically changes their prospects. That's part of the calculation you need to make regarding when to raise using visible card information. If opponents share door cards and catch connecting/suited cards then it's more likely they have draws developing and will be sticky because they have decent equity versus whatever you have. Those situations allow you to get called for a lot of bets by multiple players, so they are inherently high variance, but you also have a draw to fill and that's when you'd like there to be a big pot available.

Slow playing big trips is okay, provided you are aware of how boards develop and act accordingly. Slow playing small trips is generally bad because your opponents have additional ways to outrun you by making running trips or hitting a set. Your opponents' visible cards should guide you in this regard, as in most stud things.

3) Yours or mine?

I dunno. On average what is a good week playing 20/40 vs. 75/150. Not getting lucky, just standard decent play running decent

Usually 1 big bet per hour is a reasonable standard for a good but not great player in an average game. Adjust accordingly for skill level and game selection.