FL Stud advice please.

jacQues

Can anyone with FL Stud experience give me some basic advice? Starting hand requirements etc. I have no idea how to play FL Stud properly but am going to play a tourney anyways. Help!?

jacQues
(NL hamster)

BobSloane

I play it a little at low limits. No expert by any means. Try and keep track of cards that were out in folded hands.

This would be very basic starting hand requirments.

3 cards of same suit - call/ check
pairs JJ+ raise
pair under JJ call
set - slow play/ raise
connectors - call
3 high cards - call
most other hands - crap

Bet your made hands and make the chasers pay. Avoid drawing especially when it looks like someone else is on a better draw. I've also found alot of hands go to SD with 2 pair v 2 pair. So aces up is a strong hand but say tens up is not.
Try and read chip reeses' section in super system.

Imposter

Starting hand requirements are very dependent on the open cards.

Set: Raise complete etc. Save the trickiness for later in the hand if you are sure you're ahead and are worried about an opponent folding. At low levels bet the **** out of it.

3 of the same suit: and there is 1 or 0 of that suit in another hand then call/check the bring-in and call 1 bet maybe 2 if the game is really aggressive. If you have some high cards in there then i'd complete here. More than 1 of the suit open strongly consider folding.

Pairs: Generally raise the big ones regardless (T+) - down to 6's i'd complete if first in and no other 6 was open. Below that sometimes i'd complete but generally call.

Connectors: Generally call if the cards we need are not open.
High cards: Call/complete mix it up a bit with these but again know which of your outs are live.

Most other cards are crap - high cards can be played if live and an A or K up offers a good bluffing spot but only if you can get the opponents to believe you (unlikely at low stakes).

Fold lots.

After that limit concepts come into play. A lot of players play big hands passivly and then raise on 5th when the double bet hits. In most cases you should believe this unless you've seen the player bluffing.

Generally assume 3rd street raisers (other than those with the highest open card - quite often they are bluffing - but beware at low levels) have a pair with their open card unless you've seen something in previous hands to believe they bluff way too much or overplay draws/high cards etc..

Chucky the tree

Fl?

Imposter

Chucky the tree wrote:

Fl?

FL = Fixed limit = Limit

jacQues

Tyvm guys. Gonna try that tonight so.

And yes, in order of betting options:
FL = fixed limit
SL = spread limit
½L = half-pot limit
PL = pot limit
NL = no limit

jacQues
("stud" hamster )