Shorthanded Play in Stud

It was Thanksgiving night at Foxwoods. I played short-handed $20/40 stud for a few hours. My experiences there might prove instructive for you. The house cut the rake down to $2.00 maximum instead of the customary $4.00. Even so, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to play. My game is built around extracting profit from bad players. Were the other three players who remained bad enough for me to make a profit?

I determined that they were. Even so, my general strategy had to change. Moves that make sense at a full table don’t make sense short-handed - and vice versa. Let me share the differences with you here.

A full table is largely a practice in patience - as you wait for the very strong conventional hands. You bet those strongly - exploiting the tendencies of your bad opponents to call along with lesser hands - chasing with lower pairs or flush draws primarily. They catch sometimes and you lose. But more often you win. The difference is, generally, a profitable hou… Continue reading Shorthanded Play in Stud

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Poker argot:

• LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
• SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
• BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
• SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
• PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
• FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.