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Poker Video: Stud/Stud 8 by Joe Tall (High Stakes)

I have yet to completely explore it, but as you can see in the video it can help with the dead cards. I do not trust the algorithm that it uses on winning high and low but you can check out the demo video for Stud Indicator here: Click Here. The software is approved by Full Tilt and PokerStars.

sweet, a StudHUD

btw why have you guys abandoned the (stars) rating system for videos.

sweet, a StudHUD

btw why have you guys abandoned the (stars) rating system for videos.

It was pulled down a month ago. An explanation can be found here: Research & Development Forum, if you have any questions about hands in the video or Stud Indicator, let me know.

Thanks,
Joe

Could you explain your HUD please? Also what do you think the realistic viability of software like this is in terms of how the sites will view it in the future? I feel like the sites has not been kind fo software that includes things like live win%, and it seems like if a fish bought this software they'd have a much larger edge than something like HEM would confer.

Ninja edit: sorry I was like 13 minutes in when I posted about the HUD.

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HUD Stats Explained Here.

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u talk about getting in cheap here with the a74.. Im assuming you would have called a bet if the the Ace to your right raised or no? Obviously player and situation dependent but what would be your cut off here for calling a completion from the ace assuming u have an ace showing? And what is the worse hand you are completing with here? Hope my question makes sense.. I find myself with hands similar to the a74 faceing a raise from an ACE and not knowing weather to peel one or just get the hell out.. obviously in this hand the 8 that limped would also affect your decision.. Hope you understand my question,and srry if its confusing.. thanx in advance

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The way this hand plays out, what do you think of calling the river instead of raising? This player raises robby on 5th when robby has open jacks and you have 3 clubs showing, meaning he most likely has a made low, trips or two pair. He does check 6th when he pairs his 4, but since you capped 5th he could be looking for a check raise here with a full house or trying to see a freebie with a low and ace high flush draw.. He than bets out on the river which is quite strong considering you represented a very strong hand. He either has, a full house, a made low, a rivered ace high flush, or mayb trips or two pair.. all of which he is not folding, but it seems to me that he would check his two pair and probably even trips for fear of a flush, so the other options seem more likely.. Im probably overthinking this hand too much and obviously ingame you dont have to time for that.. Whats your thoughts? thanks

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Did you consider raising on 5th? It looks like theres no more lowdraws around.

u talk about getting in cheap here with the a74.. Im assuming you would have called a bet if the the Ace to your right raised or no? Obviously player and situation dependent but what would be your cut off here for calling a completion from the ace assuming u have an ace showing? And what is the worse hand you are completing with here? Hope my question makes sense.. I find myself with hands similar to the a74 faceing a raise from an ACE and not knowing weather to peel one or just get the hell out.. obviously in this hand the 8 that limped would also affect your decision.. Hope you understand my question,and srry if its confusing.. thanx in advance

Your question is not confusing at all. It's a good question, as the situation is tough. Yes, calling a completion here would be fine, but thin. As for where you should limit your range to a completion, you should be folding all 8L|A hands, playing all (6-6-|A) hands (unpaired 6 or less 6 or less) and the (76-|A) is where it gets a bit tricky. 87A is gone, 67A combinations are a bit rough. If it's rainbow, 6s and 7s are dead and your are not closing the action, and playing in a low ante structure, folding is likely the better option. These hands improve when you have a live two suit with the Ace, here I have that and it becomes playable for cheap as possible (not two bets).

The way this hand plays out, what do you think of calling the river instead of raising? This player raises robby on 5th when robby has open jacks and you have 3 clubs showing, meaning he most likely has a made low, trips or two pair. He does check 6th when he pairs his 4, but since you capped 5th he could be looking for a check raise here with a full house or trying to see a freebie with a low and ace high flush draw.. He than bets out on the river which is quite strong considering you represented a very strong hand. He either has, a full house, a made low, a rivered ace high flush, or mayb trips or two pair.. all of which he is not folding, but it seems to me that he would check his two pair and probably even trips for fear of a flush, so the other options seem more likely.. Im probably overthinking this hand too much and obviously ingame you dont have to time for that.. Whats your thoughts? thanks

I didnt cap 5th, I 3-bet and the low-board called. My 3-bet works two ways: for value if Robby calls 2 cold with high only and low equity and if he folds, it cleans up my Q-pair outs for 1/2 the pot. It's highly unlikely he has a spade-flush draw, spades are deadish and he limped 3rd. My opponent may have paired the Ace and is looking to get it HU w/a high only hand and his 4low which would be massively +EV for him.

HOWEVER, you bring up some really good points, nice work. Players dont c/r in this game, they just lead out monsters so he didnt have it on 6th but he did lead out on the river and now looking at the hand in review, I should be only raising the A here.

Such is the nature of making a live play video, especially coming off a suspect hand where I think I misplayed. Poker is hard. Mistakes happen. Leaning from them is how we get better. Thank you for your comments.

-Joe

Did you consider raising on 5th? It looks like theres no more lowdraws around.

I did. If you watch it, I hover over the raise button first and in live-play/video making I curbed away from it but in retrospect, I like it as Roby like has a low pair and backdoor low.

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When Keith calls here w/J7A vs the open Aces, he pretty much has 2 diamonds with 2 babies in the whole almost all the time, yeah? (considering that we know he's a good player). Split Jacks now fold, rolled up Jacks now raise with only the case A left in the deck also knowing Dav would have most likely raised his flush,and there's no other high hand that would make sense?

Anyway, my real question comes with how he played his hand in 3 (arguably the most important street in S8 imo). In late position depending on the situation i typically try and steal if i have 2 babies all suited so long as one of the babies are showing so i can rep a stronger board or get an easy fold on 4th. The problem i find is when you're in Keith's spot and have the 'brick' card up vs a bunch of lows behind. Obviously you can rep JxJ hope you go HU and they brick 4th, but if it goes multi-way you're in a world of reverse implied odds pain really.
So how do you tend to play these hands, they just seems too strong to insta-muck, but can get you in a lot of tricky spots later in the hand (similar to split baby pairs with another baby).

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Cheers,
Carlos Smitalos

When Keith calls here w/J7A vs the open Aces, he pretty much has 2 diamonds with 2 babies in the whole almost all the time, yeah? (considering that we know he's a good player). Split Jacks now fold, rolled up Jacks now raise with only the case A left in the deck also knowing Dav would have most likely raised his flush,and there's no other high hand that would make sense?

Anyway, my real question comes with how he played his hand in 3 (arguably the most important street in S8 imo). In late position depending on the situation i typically try and steal if i have 2 babies all suited so long as one of the babies are showing so i can rep a stronger board or get an easy fold on 4th. The problem i find is when you're in Keith's spot and have the 'brick' card up vs a bunch of lows behind. Obviously you can rep JxJ hope you go HU and they brick 4th, but if it goes multi-way you're in a world of reverse implied odds pain really.
So how do you tend to play these hands, they just seems too strong to insta-muck, but can get you in a lot of tricky spots later in the hand (similar to split baby pairs with another baby).

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Cheers,
Carlos Smitalos

Keith opened limped 3rd with a dead Jack and a A,4,2 left behind him to act. He's not even trying to get it HU, he's calling and praying. He should be folding in this spot.

I think my series, "The Situation" will help you a lot, check it out.

Welcome to DeucesCracked,
Joe