very nice strategy and i would like to ad my expertise on stud hi lo if i may--...*all cards in parenthases are rolled up or your "hole" cards*
stud hi/lo is the same as hi and it isnt...strategically one of the best starting hands in stud hi/lo is (A2)3 triple suited...drawing hands are EXCELLENT in this situation and put you in a great position to "scoop"(win the whole pot instead of split it hi/lo) as well as hitting a pair of aces or aces up with 4 other low cards...razz rules apply to the low aspect of the game so i generally raise with any Ace with two other low cards of 6 or less/ EG. (A6)4 regardless of the suit...one thing i took from david slansky about stud hi low is..."YOU NEVER WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE YOU ARE CHASING FOR ONE/HALF THE POT"...its ok to be chasing for both ends of the pot together, but never just one lets say you have (J9)T unsuited...next card off comes a blank of 3...and you then hit a K on 5th street, your opponent is showing (xx)456...hes already probably got the lo half of the pot now your chasing for the top half, he might even have you beat with a pair of 5's...this is a situation where u just let it go if hes ramming the pot, if he gives you free cards, take em...if you make your low hand...in your opponents position you want to generally ram the pot especiialy if there are multiple opponents in the pot...lets say as above, (xx)456...underneath you have (A2)...a 6 low is a sinch hand and now you are freerolling to hit your straight for the hgih portion so you ram the pot to build it for two reasons...1)to get a bigger payout on the low portion of the hand AND 2)if you do hit your 3 or running overs for the straight, you scoop a HUUUUGE pot....ok thats all i have for right now, anyone who wants to discuss this with me, please let me know i love chatting strategy....-MIKE