Okay, so here's another hand I'm curious on whether I played well, or not at all. In my opinion, I tipped my hand pretty early, but at the same time, had a bit of a moron raising me (and therefore got a lot more out of the hand than I "should've."

Anyway, this is $1/$2 Stud on Interpoker, $0.25 ante, $0.50 bring in. On third, here's the stage:

dealt to playerA
dealt to starsteal
dealt to playerB
dealt to playerC
dealt to playerD
dealt to playerE
dealt to playerF

Obviously, I'm real happy with my rolled up trips and given how the table has been playing, I have no problem raising when it comes around to me - mostly because it looks like I'm raising on a big card rather than a made set.

So E posts the bring in and is called twice, I raise - B calls, C and D fold and the others call. The pot is 5-handed and there's $6.75 in the pot.

On fourth, I do not improve, and F picks up a second three. Here's the board:

dealt to playerA [8s]
dealt to starsteal [6d]
dealt to playerB [Jc]
dealt to playerE [7c]
dealt to playerF [3d]

F and A both check and I lead off for the full $2 bet. Player B folds and then E raises. Hmmm - he started with a deuce and now has a seven. At this point, I have to think a big pair. If he paired his sevens - well, I guess its time for me to take his stack because he's a moron...

After E raises, F and A both call. Considering how things look - I decide to reraise here and all three call. So $6 from four players, the pot is now $30.75.

On 5th, I still don't improve, and moron picks up a king. A picks up a king as well - so I'm not too worried about moron having a set of those...

dealt to playerA [Ks]
dealt to starsteal [4s]
dealt to playerE [Kh]
dealt to playerF [4h]

F and A both check and I bet out again. E - moron that he is - raises. Both F and A call and I reraise again. All three call. Another $24 from this round and the pot is $54.75.

On 6th, A gets a semi-scary 3rd spade and moron gets a five.

dealt to playerA [Js]
dealt to starsteal [Ad]
dealt to playerE [5d]
dealt to playerF [Th]

Checks to me again and everyone calls.

The river gives me a harmless three and it checks to me again. I make my final bet and F is the only one who folds. The final pot is $68.75 with a $3 rake. I take the pot.

Moron then shows his hand (which of course is reorganized because of Interpoker's software):

So onto questions:

1. Would anyone have done anything differently from my position? I strongly suspected he had a set of deuces after he raised me again on 5th - if that makes much of a difference.

2. Do you see any way I might have gotten more out of the pot than I did? I know - I'm complaining about a 34BB pot...

3. Given the best case scenario, he started with 772 and picked up his set on 4th. Knowing that the case seven is out (assuming you got to 4th in the first place), is there any hand that you can put me on (in other words - is my set transparent - or would it look just like queens with an ace?)?

Nice hand I think you played it very well. In these limits no use to ever slowplay when you are rolled up because you will get sufficient action whether you raise or limp usually and the more folks you can knock off on third the better chance for you to win unimproved.

Played a little bit of stud myself a few minutes ago for a change of pace. Some real daisies in the 36 game I was playing. Got rolled up 3's and managed to crack some heads pretty good for a 100+ pot. I may start playing alot more stud as I do enjoy it and the play looks very soft at every limit I watch.

I've been killing the stud no matter where I go these days and it has simply eclipsed hold'em in terms of total profit (though my downswing last month was mostly hold'em - so that might be why...). Over 760 hands, I have averaged 17BB/100 hands. While it won't last, I am definitely enjoying it...

I precisely agree about the slowplaying aspect. Even when I'm only on a draw, I find I need to bet because I know I am getting the odds from these guys.

I had to laugh at one guy who sucked out on me - he had a pair of fours and was drawing against my aces that were showing. On sixth I picked up a second pair showing. He raised me - I reraised him - he calls. On seventh he hits his set and takes the pot...