Stud H/L Tournament 3rd place finish

[bunny]

Here is the reason I love playing Stud H/L :

PokerStars Game #12589981552: Tournament #63175535, $10+$1 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Limit - Level III (40/80) - 2007/10/12 - 18:18:14 (ET)
Table '63175535 4' 8-max
Seat 1: BUCKO100 (1749 in chips)
Seat 2: Siemens655 (1819 in chips)
Seat 3: BOCCE (1290 in chips)
Seat 4: MemphisAA (851 in chips)
Seat 5: Tomplow (1193 in chips)
Seat 6: JimSoxfan (1873 in chips)
Seat 7: MA.I.S. (1293 in chips)
Seat 8: Bunnyki$$ (1932 in chips)
BUCKO100: posts the ante 8
Siemens655: posts the ante 8
BOCCE: posts the ante 8
MemphisAA: posts the ante 8
Tomplow: posts the ante 8
JimSoxfan: posts the ante 8
MA.I.S.: posts the ante 8
Bunnyki$$: posts the ante 8
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to BUCKO100 [Kc]
Dealt to Siemens655 [Qc]
Dealt to BOCCE [Tc]
Dealt to MemphisAA [Qh]
Dealt to Tomplow [Jd]
Dealt to JimSoxfan [2h]
Dealt to MA.I.S. [8d]
Dealt to Bunnyki$$ [2d As 3s]
JimSoxfan: brings in for 12
MA.I.S.: folds
Bunnyki$$: raises 28 to 40
BUCKO100: calls 40
Siemens655: folds
BOCCE: folds
MemphisAA: raises 40 to 80
Tomplow: folds
Tomplow is sitting out
JimSoxfan: folds
Bunnyki$$: raises 40 to 120
BUCKO100: calls 80
MemphisAA: raises 40 to 160
Betting is capped
Bunnyki$$: calls 40
BUCKO100: calls 40
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to BUCKO100 [Kc] [Ks]
Dealt to MemphisAA [Qh] [Ts]
Dealt to Bunnyki$$ [2d As 3s] [4d]
BUCKO100: bets 40
MemphisAA: calls 40
Bunnyki$$: raises 40 to 80
BUCKO100: raises 40 to 120
MemphisAA: calls 80
Bunnyki$$: raises 40 to 160
Betting is capped
BUCKO100: calls 40
MemphisAA: calls 40
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to BUCKO100 [Kc Ks] [6h]
Dealt to MemphisAA [Qh Ts] [2s]
Dealt to Bunnyki$$ [2d As 3s 4d] [8s]
BUCKO100: bets 80
MemphisAA: calls 80
Bunnyki$$: raises 80 to 160
BUCKO100: raises 80 to 240
MemphisAA: folds
Bunnyki$$: raises 80 to 320
Betting is capped
BUCKO100: calls 80
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to BUCKO100 [Kc Ks 6h] [8h]
Dealt to Bunnyki$$ [2d As 3s 4d 8s] [Qd]
BUCKO100: bets 80
Bunnyki$$: raises 80 to 160
BUCKO100: calls 80
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to Bunnyki$$ [2d As 3s 4d 8s Qd] [7c]
BUCKO100: checks
Bunnyki$$: bets 80
BUCKO100: calls 80
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bunnyki$$: shows [2d As 3s 4d 8s Qd 7c] (HI: high card Ace; LO: 7,4,3,2,A)
BUCKO100: shows [3h Kd Kc Ks 6h 8h 2c] (HI: three of a kind, Kings)
BUCKO100 collected 1118 from pot
Bunnyki$$ collected 1118 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***


I love spots such as this one, in which both of my opponents are fighting for the HIGH hand whilst I fatten up the pot (for my secured LOW hand).

[Kurn]

This is why low-limit and small buy-in tourney Stud/8 is so profitable, people who cap 3rd with a half dead door card.