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fire_eyes_2k
The Burn Card
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
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Location: London
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 Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject: Giving money away |
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I've been playing a lot of H/L Stud ring games recently, .25/50 and .50/1 level, so not brilliant but not too bad either. But, there is one thing that is really starting to annoy me. This is just a vent, but if anyone knows how to avoid it, then do tell:
When only 2 players are involved in a pot, and the visible cards clearly show that one of them is going for a high, and one for a low. Usually they look like made hands as well. So, why do people bet on 6th & 7th street? They're just wasting money that goes into a rake. I've had a few hands where I've ended with less money than I started with, and it's annoyingly bad.
Argh. |
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Riddim
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:25 am Post subject: |
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| Well, against a lot of players you can't be quite sure that they have what they're representing, so there's a chance that they'll fold. I can be quite aggressive when I have a made low and I know that I'm freerolling for a fold, even if I know that it's a chop. The way I see it, the tiny amount paid in rake is more than made up by the times when you manage to push your opponent out of his half of the pot. |
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clussman
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Joined: 19 Jul 2006
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Location: Austin, TX
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| Riddim wrote: |
| Well, against a lot of players you can't be quite sure that they have what they're representing, so there's a chance that they'll fold. I can be quite aggressive when I have a made low and I know that I'm freerolling for a fold, even if I know that it's a chop. The way I see it, the tiny amount paid in rake is more than made up by the times when you manage to push your opponent out of his half of the pot. |
Or when you've made your low and you hit your straight and you're sweetening the pot for your scoop.  (I just did this a few minutes ago.) |
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Riddim
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: |
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| That's one of the benefits of being aggressive in the spots I talked about. Either they end up folding the best hand when I can't beat their high or they end up paying me off when I can. |
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DevilfishFan
Royal Flush
Joined: 09 Sep 2005
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| Wenever I see someone complaining about saving rake I type "super donk" in their notes. You'll understand it one day fire eyes. |
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junkbutton
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Joined: 17 Feb 2006
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Location: Gutterrock, NY
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| Yeah, I think it was DC who lost a lot of chips from a pot once because he pratically told the guy what he had assuming they had the same hand and he wanted to save the rake... Turned out the guy had a very good, but second best hand. DC would have made a lot more, but he was too worried about another 50 cents or whatever. I don't know how H/L stud works, but I'd be very cautious of trying to save money to rake. Go for the throat every time, and you'll make out in the end. |
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fire_eyes_2k
The Burn Card
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
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Location: London
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| Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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| DevilfishFan wrote: |
| Wenever I see someone complaining about saving rake I type "super donk" in their notes. You'll understand it one day fire eyes. |
I'm afraid I'm too much of a super donk to understand that. |
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starlet311
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Joined: 09 Feb 2006
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| The real question is, why is the high hand still in the hand? |
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BOYNAMEDSUE
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Joined: 27 Jun 2005
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Location: Toronto
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| Because few people know how to play S8B. |
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clussman
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Location: Austin, TX
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| junkbutton wrote: |
| Yeah, I think it was DC who lost a lot of chips from a pot once because he pratically told the guy what he had assuming they had the same hand and he wanted to save the rake... |
He didn't practically tell him -- he told him. And that story pops in my head everytime I think I'm betting into a chopped pot. And those are always the times I'm not chopping and actually have the best hand. (I end up chopping whenever I think I'm not going to...it's just sick.) |
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