Completing with the Bring in:Stud 8
There was a discussion about whether one should ever bring it in for a complete at Stud 8. Both players (one a well known star) seemed to advocate it. I noticed one particularly aggressive player completing very frequently.
It seems to me this is a bad idea, unless you are very balanced in both ranges. Even given, that, I am not sure it is a good strategy.
At least twice the VAP completed on hands where I would have tried a late position steal, and could quietly fold. I was also able to steal his bring in with garbage, since he was left with a range that couldn't defend a steal.
Should I try to develop a range for this? If so, what should it look like?
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It's bad but there is one tournament exception (when ICM matters) - if you are very short stacked and get the bringin it would be good to BI full if you have a hand you have to go with no matter what. You really want to discourage steals now
Exactly my answer as well. I don't even look at my downcards when I get the bring-in, unless I am short enough where this exception might apply. I bring it in for the minimum, and look when the action gets back to me.
I've brought it in full in the past when I was the only low card showing and I thought I was likely to take down the antes. A few other times when it was a shorthanded game with a lot of action and I was hoping for it to be capped.
I've brought it in full in the past when I was the only low card showing and I thought I was likely to take down the antes. A few other times when it was a shorthanded game with a lot of action and I was hoping for it to be capped.
If you do complete with the only low card...then your limping range is unprotected.
Short handed would be another story. In particular heads up. Do we still limp range there?
