How's your Stud Eight or Better Skills?

I posted this thread in another forum, just curious as to what the replies would be like here.

In this post, I've included a few spots that I consider standard stud 8 situations. What's the best action for each hand and why?

Hand #1
7 Card Stud *High-Low* ($3/$6), Ante $0.50, Bring in $1

*3rd Street* - (1.17 SB)

Bring In: xx xx 2♦___*completes*
Villain #1: xx xx A♣___calls
C9H13NO3: A♦ K♥ K♣___Does What?!
Seat 4: xx xx 6♣
Seat 5: xx xx 5♥
Seat 6: xx xx 8♣
Seat 7: xx xx 7♠




Hand #2
7 Card Stud *High-Low* ($10/$20), Ante $1, Bring-In $4

*3rd Street* - (0.7 SB)

C9H13NO3: 2♦ 3♥ 7♥___*brings in*
Villain 1: xx xx 8♦___calls
Villain 2: xx xx Q♥___calls
Seat 4: xx xx K♦___folds
Seat 5: xx xx T♥___folds
Seat 6: xx xx T♦___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 9♣___folds


*4th Street* - (1.9 SB)

C9H13NO3: 2♦ 3♥ 7♥ 4♦___calls
Villain 1: xx xx 8♦ A♣___calls
Villain 2: xx xx Q♥ Q♦___*bets*

*5th Street* - (2.45 BB)

C9H13NO3: 2♦ 3♥ 7♥ 4♦ 8♥___Does What?!
Villain 1: xx xx 8♦ A♣ 3♠___
Villain 2: xx xx Q♥ Q♦ A♠___*bets*




Hand #3
7 Card Stud *High-Low* ($10/$20), Ante $1, Bring-In $4

*3rd Street* - (0.5 SB)

Bring-In: xx xx 2♠___*brings in*___folds
Seat 2: xx xx 5♣___folds
Villain: xx xx K♥___completes
Seat 4: xx xx 3♦___folds
C9H13NO3: A♦ 6♣ 7♥___calls


*4th Street* - (2.9 SB)

Villain: xx xx K♥ Q♣___*bets*
C9H13NO3: A♦ 6♣ 7♥ 3♠___Does what?!

not very good, but heres my answers anyways

1st one, prob fold it....

2nd one, villain 1 could have made a better low here but also a chance he paired up, if he has made a better low hes raising and were in a tough spot, so id make a call here and see what develops..

3rd one, he should have a pair here if he is raising a king in stud 8, i dont think you can raise, make the call and hope for a low card, even if i paired up here id be trying to take the lead in the betting, any 2 4 6 looks like a bad card to whatever the opponant has, looks like we hit a low and straight.

interested in finding out how you approached these situations..

Hand 1... You Raise ...It's fairly standard to raise if you have aces so villain 1 probably doesn't have aces and you need to thin board out for the high pot( if Villain 1 raises auto fold)

Hand 2 ..Raise and find out if other Villain 1 is still drawing

Hand3 Personally I just call

hand 1 raise
hand 2 fold
hand 3 raise

I think they are all pretty standard except maybe hand 2 if you know guy in the middle is bad