So I think it was Tuesday I decided it would be a good idea to deposit on Stars. I looked about on a few other sites and it was the only other one which had Stud games going. I have never really given stars a proper go, just random tournies usually.

What really puts me off is the lack of rakeback, but it has a good selection of cash games, tournies and bad players, so we can't have it all I suppose.

It didn't really go too well either. I staked a friend in a $150 tourney and he didn't cash, lost a load at 5/10 HORSE and Razz and then some at 10/20.

Next day I do the same, but not as much this time.

Thursday and I finally record my first winning day on Stars. I think I have found the problem. The players on crypto and stars are worlds apart. I am not really talking skill wise, but stars the players are a lot more loose than they are on crypto and I think because I have just started playing stud really, I didn't think/know how to adjust.

Anyway I looked into it and realised where I was going wrong and hopefully I will be able to do well on there in the coming days.

Today was a good day overall, because I was confident in the 5/10 HORSE, 5/10 Razz and 5/10 Stud.

The HORSE didn't go so well and I ended up busting just before the end of the night. What is there to say? Not much really, I just couldn't catch that much of a hand and when I did I seemed to get outdrawn or second best.

Two examples from Holdem.

Raise QTs in LP BB has QJo and the flop is Q high
Raise KTs in LP BB has KTo and the flop is K high

Two examples from Stud Hi.

Straight v House in Stud
Straight V Rivered Flush in Stud

Silly hands like that mainly.

I am very disappointed with the lack of Stud action on Crypto at the mo. There used to be at least 2 or 3 tables running and now there isn't even 1! So I hope that changes soon.

I went round my friends earlier as well and watched him play 30/60 Stud and Stud H/L. I really learnt a lot about Stud H/L tonight. There are a lot of hands that I think most of us would play one way that is completly wrong, but it's too late to give examples. Maybe I will tomorrow.

Anyway, this was a nice boring update, so enjoy and goodnight. :)

Edit: I forgot to add that I finished 5th in a Stud tourney, 10th in a Stud H/L and 12th in a PLO tourney, all for small money though.