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I'm trying to work on my Stud game, because I have a live Stud tourney coming up, and also it's probably the weakest part of my HORSE game which i am also looking to start playing more.

I think the bring defense was ok here, but was I too aggressive on this hand? And should I have bet the river?

PokerStars Game #21124046108: 7 Card Stud Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/10/12 0:29:57 ET
Table 'Orthosie' 8-max
Seat 2: bigmike78 ($53.95 in chips)
Seat 3: jfirebird ($22.30 in chips)
Seat 4: mAAchinehead ($12.20 in chips)
Seat 6: AKQJ1O-777 ($27.30 in chips)
Seat 7: OrphandGland ($207.65 in chips)
Seat 8: ralloe ($32.90 in chips)
bigmike78: posts the ante $0.05
jfirebird: posts the ante $0.05
mAAchinehead: posts the ante $0.05
AKQJ1O-777: posts the ante $0.05
OrphandGland: posts the ante $0.05
ralloe: posts the ante $0.05
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to bigmike78 [9d 7d 7h]
Dealt to jfirebird [Ac]
Dealt to mAAchinehead [Ad]
Dealt to AKQJ1O-777 [Jh]
Dealt to OrphandGland [Kc]
Dealt to ralloe [Th]
bigmike78: brings in for $0.25
jfirebird: calls $0.25
mAAchinehead: raises $0.25 to $0.50
AKQJ1O-777: folds
OrphandGland: folds
ralloe: folds
bigmike78: calls $0.25
jfirebird: calls $0.25
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to bigmike78 [9d 7d 7h] [9c]
Dealt to jfirebird [Ac] [Qh]
Dealt to mAAchinehead [Ad] [8s]
jfirebird: checks
mAAchinehead: bets $0.50
bigmike78: calls $0.50
jfirebird: calls $0.50
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to bigmike78 [9d 7d 7h 9c] [8d]
Dealt to jfirebird [Ac Qh] [Ts]
Dealt to mAAchinehead [Ad 8s] [7s]
jfirebird: checks
mAAchinehead: bets $1
bigmike78: raises $1 to $2
jfirebird: calls $2
mAAchinehead: calls $1
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to bigmike78 [9d 7d 7h 9c 8d] [Tc]
Dealt to jfirebird [Ac Qh Ts] [4c]
Dealt to mAAchinehead [Ad 8s 7s] [5d]
jfirebird: checks
mAAchinehead: checks
bigmike78: bets $1
jfirebird: calls $1
mAAchinehead: folds
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to bigmike78 [9d 7d 7h 9c 8d Tc] [Ah]
jfirebird: checks
bigmike78: checks

Second hand, is 3rd st. even ok? Should I have raised or folded there? My question here is mostly about 5th street and following.

PokerStars Game #21124352835: 7 Card Stud Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/10/12 0:48:40 ET
Table 'Orthosie' 8-max
Seat 1: corrupted4 ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 2: bigmike78 ($51.85 in chips)
Seat 4: mAAchinehead ($130.80 in chips)
Seat 6: AKQJ1O-777 ($25.10 in chips)
Seat 7: OrphandGland ($207.90 in chips)
Seat 8: ralloe ($42.55 in chips)
corrupted4: posts the ante $0.05
bigmike78: posts the ante $0.05
mAAchinehead: posts the ante $0.05
AKQJ1O-777: posts the ante $0.05
OrphandGland: posts the ante $0.05
ralloe: posts the ante $0.05
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to corrupted4 [Ts]
Dealt to bigmike78 [Qh 3d 3c]
Dealt to mAAchinehead [4c]
Dealt to AKQJ1O-777 [2h]
Dealt to OrphandGland [8s]
Dealt to ralloe [5h]
AKQJ1O-777: brings in for $0.25
OrphandGland: folds
ralloe: folds
corrupted4: calls $0.25
bigmike78: calls $0.25
mAAchinehead: calls $0.25
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to corrupted4 [Ts] [5c]
Dealt to bigmike78 [Qh 3d 3c] [Qd]
Dealt to mAAchinehead [4c] [8h]
Dealt to AKQJ1O-777 [2h] [Js]
bigmike78: checks
mAAchinehead: checks
AKQJ1O-777: checks
corrupted4: bets $0.50
bigmike78: raises $0.50 to $1
mAAchinehead: folds
mAAchinehead leaves the table
AKQJ1O-777: folds
corrupted4: calls $0.50
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to corrupted4 [Ts 5c] [2d]
Dealt to bigmike78 [Qh 3d 3c Qd] [Ah]
AKQJ1O-777 is sitting out
bigmike78: bets $1
corrupted4: raises $1 to $2
bigmike78: raises $1 to $3
corrupted4: calls $1
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to corrupted4 [Ts 5c 2d] [6s]
Dealt to bigmike78 [Qh 3d 3c Qd Ah] [Td]
bigmike78: bets $1
corrupted4: calls $1
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to bigmike78 [Qh 3d 3c Qd Ah Td] [2s]
bigmike78: bets $1
corrupted4: calls $1

Thanks

(and why can't I get the HH converter to work?)

Hand#1
raise 4th your hand is good, but you dont need to give anyone room to catch. You want to be HU to give you best chance of winning the pot. Bet the river, hes hand is dead-ish draw to two pair, and he could pay off with a hand like 8d2dAd8s7s5d5h, etc.

Hand#2
You can complete 3rd, your kicker is live and if you get HU, you might take it down quick on 4th. 4th is good, you hand is well disguised, you have to know the player but 5th could be fine, yes his board sure is dry hard to believe he spiked a set or is rolled up.

See the new sticky for Stud hand converter links, btw.