Played this hand and during the action froze on 5th and thought about what I would have done if the action replicated 4th with a lot of raising.

Am I correct in assuming that I need to put as many bets in on 5th if led into?

Furthermore, I checked back 6th - not sure if I should still put one in there.

Winning Poker, 7 Stud H/L Limit - $0.40/$0.80 ($0.10 ante) - 7 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

Rubysboy16: $28.42 (71 bb)
cafoxxyy1: $40.54 (101 bb)
WillGraham: $183.88 (460 bb)
Gogan: $34.86 (87 bb)
Crusty Dollars: $21.74 (54 bb)
Bluto77: $28.09 (70 bb)
Fiberman: $25.34 (63 bb)

Third Street: ($0.70) Hero (WillGraham) is in Seat 5
Xx Xx 4♣ Fiberman bring-in $0.20____Fiberman folds
Xx Xx Q♣ Rubysboy16 raises to $0.40
Xx Xx T♦ cafoxxyy1 folds
7♦ 3♠ 5♠ WillGraham calls $0.40
Xx Xx J♠ Gogan calls $0.40
Xx Xx 6♦ Crusty Dollars folds
Xx Xx 4♠ Bluto77 folds

Fourth Street: ($2.10) (3 players)
Xx Xx J♠ J♣ Gogan bets $0.40____Gogan calls $0.40
Xx Xx Q♣ 5♣ Rubysboy16 calls $0.40____Rubysboy16 calls $0.40
7♦ 3♠ 5♠ 2♦ WillGraham raises to $0.80

Fifth Street: ($4.50) (3 players)
Xx Xx J♠ J♣ K♠ Gogan checks____Gogan calls $0.80
Xx Xx Q♣ 5♣ 9♥ Rubysboy16 checks____Rubysboy16 calls $0.80
7♦ 3♠ 5♠ 2♦ Q♦ WillGraham bets $0.80

Sixth Street: ($6.90) (3 players)
Xx Xx J♠ J♣ K♠ 8♣ Gogan checks
Xx Xx Q♣ 5♣ 9♥ J♥ Rubysboy16 checks
7♦ 3♠ 5♠ 2♦ Q♦ 5♦ WillGraham checks

Seventh Street: ($6.90) (3 players)
Xx Xx J♠ J♣ K♠ 8♣ Xx Gogan bets $0.80
Xx Xx Q♣ 5♣ 9♥ J♥ Xx Rubysboy16 folds
7♦ 3♠ 5♠ 2♦ Q♦ 5♦ 8♥ WillGraham calls $0.80

You should always raise the nuts on 7th

I also raise third

not sure about 3rd - spades are fairly dead and half of my fours are gone and a six.

on 7th this guy is never folding. i guess yeah, i can raise but i have notes - he's not folding.

You raise the river not just because once in a while they fold but once in a while you'll have quads or something and you want everybody to reflexively call your low board raises on the river so you never miss value with your sneaky hi hands. You are training your opponents to think that you are raising with no edge so they are unafraid to bet into your low boards and call your raises. It is the most pure metagame that exists in poker.

In a stud 8 mega I was showing a low board and got 3b when I raised open KK, he put in a cap. Same action Sixth and the river. I had a seven-high straight flush, he had Kings full, and was rolling his eyes every time I raised, like "sure buddy go ahead."

ok.

so what about 5th street.

ProPokerTools Odds Oracle Results (2.3 Professional)
Stud Hi/Lo, Classic syntax
Dead - 4sTd6d4c
PLAYER_1 7d3s5s2dQd
PLAYER_2 B B|JsJcKs
PLAYER_3 B B|Qc5c9h
600000 trials (randomized)


All-in Equity Looks like I have almost 33% and two more cards to come, but weighing whether or not we want to invite JsJcKs the opportunity to raise and knock out the other player going high when I have very little high equity.

Then on sixth street:

ProPokerTools Odds Oracle Results (2.3 Professional)
Stud Hi/Lo, Classic syntax
Dead - 4sTd6d4c
PLAYER_1 7d3s5s2dQd5d
PLAYER_2 B B|JsJcKs8c
PLAYER_3 B B|Qc5c9hJh
600000 trials (randomized)


All-in Equity Same scenario but I have scoop outs. Looking back I'm wondering if this is a spot to bet.