This hand was played pretty passively, but I guess sometimes it's ok to check it down when it's just heads up.  I probably should have bet though...


Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.01 Ante - 8 players - View hand 794930
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

3rd Street: (1.6 SB)
Seat 1:        xx xx 9 ____Seat 1 folds
Seat 2:        xx xx 9 ____Seat 2 folds
Seat 3:        xx xx J ____Seat 3 folds
Seat 4:        xx xx 4 ____Seat 4 folds
Seat 5:        xx xx K ____Seat 5 folds
Hero:        7 8 5 ___Hero completes
Seat 7:        xx xx 3 ____Seat 7 calls
Seat 8:        xx xx 2 ____Seat 8 brings in for $0.02____Seat 8 folds

4th Street: (4 SB) (2 players)
Hero:        7 8 5 J ___Hero checks
Seat 7:        xx xx 3 2 ____Seat 7 checks

5th Street: (2 BB) (2 players)
Hero:        7 8 5 J 4 ___Hero checks
Seat 7:        xx xx 3 2 6 ____Seat 7 checks

6th Street: (2 BB) (2 players)
Hero:        7 8 5 J 4 4 ___Hero checks
Seat 7:        xx xx 3 2 6 A ____Seat 7 checks

7th Street: (2 BB) (2 players)
Hero:        7 8 5 J 4 4 9 ___Hero checks
Seat 7:        xx xx 3 2 6 A xx____Seat 7 checks

Final Pot: 2 BB
Hero shows 7 8 5 J 4 4 9 (HI: a pair of Fours)
Seat 7 mucks K Q 3 2 6 A J
Hero wins 1.9 BB
(Rake: $0.01)

I would have checked it down considering that's a crummy low draw with straight possibilities, and it looks like villain easily made his low draw, and if he pairs up at any point will completely scoop the pot...

but luckily, and that's in the minimum sense of the word, villain is a gambling fool and plays 2/3's of a good hand, with the last part of the hand (the 3) not helping him in any case.  Note him and go with it, don't worry bout getting value cause with any other competent player that hand would have been folded / bet out on.

I would have tried to check it down also

I would have checked it also.

I did not know dueces cracked converts these types of hands, I think I tried to use them for an Omaha hand once and it did not work. Nor could I find anywhere to convert it.

I would have checked it also.