Tight Poker

[mousey]

What do you guys do with a hand like T J Q rainbowed on third street to a SUPER loose field of auto limpers / auto calling to river ???

Raise? Limp and see if you get an OESD?

[mousey]

***** Hand History for Game 4301041787 *****
$1/$2 7 Card Stud - Thursday, May 18, 13:01:00 ET 2006
Table Hanky Panky (Real Money)
Seat 0 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: cindywangnon ( $17 )
Seat 5: february666 ( $37.50 )
Seat 7: Riidonkulous ( $115.75 )
Seat 8: Pokernitis11 ( $48 )
Seat 4: PAMELA443 ( $37 )
Seat 2: donmossi ( $31.75 )
Seat 3: pilgrim1 ( $41.75 )
Seat 6: AlexExplorer ( $42 )
cindywangnon posts ante [$0.25].
donmossi posts ante [$0.25].
pilgrim1 posts ante [$0.25].
PAMELA443 posts ante [$0.25].
february666 posts ante [$0.25].
Riidonkulous posts ante [$0.25].
Pokernitis11 posts ante [$0.25].
** Dealing **
Dealt to Riidonkulous [ ]
cindywangnon opens.
cindywangnon bring-ins [$0.50].
donmossi calls [$0.50].
pilgrim1 calls [$0.50].
PAMELA443 calls [$0.50].
february666 calls [$0.50].
Riidonkulous calls [$0.50]. <========= I limp due to the field size. I should have built a pot here instead of keeping it small to give myself future odds to draw. In short way pots I DEFINATELY raise it here.
Pokernitis11 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Fourth street **
Dealt to Riidonkulous [ ]
Pokernitis11 opens.
Pokernitis11 bets [$1].
cindywangnon folds.
donmossi calls [$1].
pilgrim1 calls [$1].
PAMELA443 calls [$1].
february666 folds.
Riidonkulous calls [$1].
** Dealing Fifth street **
Dealt to Riidonkulous [ ]
Pokernitis11 opens.
Pokernitis11 checks.
donmossi bets [$2].
pilgrim1 calls [$2].
PAMELA443 calls [$2].
Riidonkulous calls [$2].
Pokernitis11 calls [$2].
** Dealing Sixth street **
Dealt to Riidonkulous [ ]
Pokernitis11 opens.
Pokernitis11 bets [$2].
donmossi folds.
pilgrim1 calls [$2].
PAMELA443 folds.
Riidonkulous calls [$2].
** Dealing River **
Dealt to Riidonkulous [ ]
Pokernitis11 opens.
Pokernitis11 bets [$2].
pilgrim1 folds.
Riidonkulous calls [$2]. <========= I SHOULD HAVE RAISED HERE
Pokernitis11 shows [ 5c, As, 3c, 3d, Jh, Jd, Ad ] two pairs, aces and jacks.
Riidonkulous shows [ Qh, Ts, Jc, 6d, Td, Ks, Th ] three of a kind, tens.
Riidonkulous wins $29.25 from the main pot with three of a kind, tens.

[mervhage]

Yes, you should have raised on 7th.

Anyhoo, I typically muck these hands. I'm not too fond of chasing straights. I understand the field is loose, but I don't want to fall into their habits.

[goofyballer]

wtf is this doing in the team chat forum, donk? MOVED

[lsutiger]

If you play that hand, you get in for the min then dump on 4th if you don't improve. When villian turn an pen pair, you have to think that your 3 straight is drawing slim. When he turn 2 open pair to your 1 pair, there is no reason you shouldn't dump this.

If you go to far with less than marginal hands they will get you in trouble. For stud, you really do want to avoid drawing to straights because they are harder to hit - you can get your money in in better postions.

I recommend that you try playing at the 7 stud free table tournaments and see how it goes - gives you some practice time on drawing and such just in case you are someone who needs to see it in practice.

If they were all suited, then this is definitely a call pf.