How could I have played this Stud 8 hand differently?

How did I lose the high for this?

full tilt poker Game #7780446754: Table Losee - $0.25/$0.50 Ante $0.05 - Limit Stud H/L - 12:17:29 ET - 2008/08/24
Seat 1: DocDev ($6.15)
Seat 2: thekidpoker9 ($28.65)
Seat 3: MATUKA KID ($11.70)
Seat 4: derOesi ($4.95)
Seat 5: SAH89 ($5)
Seat 6: keegs22 ($12.90)
Seat 7: fl1pm0de98 ($2.40)
Seat 8: JB_DenverCO ($10.35)
keegs22 antes $0.05
fl1pm0de98 antes $0.05
derOesi antes $0.05
thekidpoker9 antes $0.05
MATUKA KID antes $0.05
JB_DenverCO antes $0.05
DocDev antes $0.05
SAH89 antes $0.05
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to DocDev 2♥
Dealt to thekidpoker9 9♣
Dealt to MATUKA KID 7♥
Dealt to derOesi 8♦
Dealt to SAH89 [Kc Ks] K♥
Dealt to keegs22 3♥
Dealt to fl1pm0de98 [Th]
Dealt to JB_DenverCO A♣
DocDev is low with 2♥
DocDev brings in for $0.10
thekidpoker9 folds
MATUKA KID completes it to $0.25
derOesi folds
SAH89 raises to $0.50
keegs22 calls $0.50
fl1pm0de98 calls $0.50
JB_DenverCO folds
DocDev has 15 seconds left to act
DocDev is sitting out
DocDev has timed out
DocDev folds
MATUKA KID raises to $0.75
SAH89 raises to $1
keegs22 calls $0.50
fl1pm0de98 calls $0.50
MATUKA KID calls $0.25
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to MATUKA KID 7♥ 3♣
Dealt to SAH89 [Kc Ks Kh] Q♣
Dealt to keegs22 3♥ Q♥
Dealt to fl1pm0de98 [Th] 5♣
SAH89 bets $0.25
DocDev has returned
keegs22 calls $0.25
fl1pm0de98 raises to $0.50
MATUKA KID calls $0.50
SAH89 raises to $0.75
keegs22 calls $0.50
fl1pm0de98 raises to $1
MATUKA KID calls $0.50
JB_DenverCO stands up
SAH89 calls $0.25
keegs22 calls $0.25
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to MATUKA KID [7h 3c] 5♥
Dealt to SAH89 [Kc Ks Kh Qc] 8♥
Dealt to keegs22 [3h Qh] 8♣
Dealt to fl1pm0de98 [Th 5c] 4♠
SAH89 bets $0.50
keegs22 calls $0.50
fl1pm0de98 calls $0.35, and is all in
MATUKA KID calls $0.50
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to MATUKA KID [7h 3c 5h] 2♦
Dealt to SAH89 [Kc Ks Kh Qc 8h] 9♥
Dealt to keegs22 [3h Qh 8c] Q♦
Dealt to fl1pm0de98 [Th 5c 4s] J♠
keegs22 checks
MATUKA KID checks
SAH89 bets $0.50
keegs22 has 15 seconds left to act
keegs22 calls $0.50
MATUKA KID calls $0.50
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to SAH89 [Kc Ks Kh Qc 8h 9h] 5♠
keegs22 bets $0.50
MATUKA KID raises to $1
SAH89 raises to $1.50
keegs22 calls $1
MATUKA KID raises to $2
SAH89 calls $0.45, and is all in
IcyRed sits down
keegs22 calls $0.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MATUKA KID shows [5d 3s 7h 3c 5h 2d 3d] a full house, Threes full of Fives, for high
IcyRed adds $20
keegs22 mucks
MATUKA KID wins side pot #2 ($0.10) with a full house, Threes full of Fives
SAH89 mucks
MATUKA KID wins side pot #1 ($7.75) with a full house, Threes full of Fives
fl1pm0de98 mucks
MATUKA KID wins the main pot ($9.45) with a full house, Threes full of Fives
SAH89 is sitting out
keegs22 adds $2.15
fl1pm0de98 is sitting out
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17.80 Main pot $9.90. Side pot 1 $7.80. Side pot 2 $0.10. | Rake $0.50
Seat 1: DocDev folded on 3rd St.
Seat 2: thekidpoker9 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 3: MATUKA KID showed [5d 3s 7h 3c 5h 2d 3d] and won ($17.30) with HI: a full house, Threes full of Fives
Seat 4: derOesi folded on 3rd St.
Seat 5: SAH89 mucked [Ks Kc Kh Qc 8h 9h 5s] - HI: three of a kind, Kings
Seat 6: keegs22 mucked [As Ad 3h Qh 8c Qd 4d] - HI: two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 7: fl1pm0de98 mucked [Jh 6h Th 5c 4s Js 6c] - HI: two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Seat 8: JB_DenverCO folded on 3rd St.

3-bet/Cap on 3rd street for 2 reasons:

1) Players will put you on split K's, since you should play them the same way.
2) There are a ton of low cards showing, and you want to make it very expensive for them to draw to a split/scoop.

On 5th, the low draw (Matuka) hits good and is possibly freerolling you there, so I like trying to use him as a check/raise (to make the rest of the field call two bets cold). Also, your full house cards are dying pretty quick, so we need to eliminate other players who are drawing to high against you.

Don't raise on 7th after the low raises for sure.

Generally, you played this hand backwards. Rolled up high trips have the most value on early streets, but lose value later. You played them the opposite, by raising later & calling earlier to let more hands in. I'm not a fan of how this hand went down. You lost the high because one player improved to a full house.

BTW - Top off your stack, you need to be able to cap every street.

EDIT - Also, hide the results. A stud hand coverter wouldn't be a bad idea either.

I think you're getting the action mixed up - he bet and raised every single opportunity possible, both early and late. I do agree with just flatting 7th.

ChuckTs said:

I think you're getting the action mixed up - he bet and raised every single opportunity possible, both early and late. I do agree with just flatting 7th.

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Hmm, yeah I did . My reasoning still applies tho.

You had to be more aggestive on the 3/4/5 cards. You make a very small raises there. There is already a nice pot after card 4 and 5, so push harder there. Something like $1,25. Pll with a draw wouldn't call that easy if they can now.

It's fixed limit

Hey, thanks all for the advice, it was one of those bad beats, at a very loose table, no one would fold, but at least I just got back all the money I lost a few minutes ago.

ChuckTs said:

It's fixed limit

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*Contemplates the idea of NL Stud8*

*Brain explodes*

As for the OP, think it's mostly been said above - can't argue with the play on the early streets, but probably just flat call seventh.

NO! You don't want NL Stud. It's like NL Omaha H/L. You're better off playing Keno.

As for the hand, You played it fine. In stud, you jam the pot when you have a great hand like that.