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i'm still about 30 bbs down at the current level.
i'm probably going to stop the HU experiment for reasons that will be explained within the next few days. the short and simple version is that it takes a substantial bankroll (at least 500 bbs) to play these at higher limits, and i'm not interested (yet) in setting aside the bankroll needed for limits that will earn me a decent hourly.
Statistics: Posted by Kuso — Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:29 pm
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at levels 2/4 and above, most sites only rake $1 once the pot reaches $20. This is the max for 2-3 handed. Up to 3/6, this results in most hands not being raked. A typical hand will have a pfr, a CB and call on the flop, and another bet on the turn. with this sequence, the pot only breaks $20 if bets are called on the turn. i tend to play a relatively controlled game, so i really don't get into pissing contests pf or on the flop. as such, only the relatively big hands pay the rake.
stars is sweet because you only pay $0.50 at $20 and then another $0.50 at $40 when playing 2-3 handed. while you still rarely pay rake at 3/6, you only pay 2.5% or less when you do. the stars structure is nice, but it's hard to get and keep a HU game for any amount of time. that, and you don't have the advantage of datamined PT stats.
how much is THAT worth?Statistics: Posted by Kuso — Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:39 pm
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I was playing some HU at a 6max table, and the table started to fill up when I was OTB. As usual, I decided to play until my BB came around (playing relatively tight). I had two pair on the flop and played it fast. One guy raised, but almost everyone stayed in. The turn brought an undercard that made a straight possible, and an EP player woke up and opened the pot. A few people folded, and then the same douchebag who raised it on the flop raised again on the turn. EP reraised. Same thing happened on the river.
It was so obvious to me that EP had the straight, but the douchebag (who had a lower 2pr than me) didn't think about that and just said something like "two pair -- I'm raising". Given that you're not really looking at a lot of trickeration at the lower limits, the proper play would have been to call the turn hoping to fill up on the river, and showdown cheaply if you don't. This guy just made it expensive for everybody when he was WAY behind (I ended up laying down to the turn reraise).
These kinds of guys are great to have around if you have the straight, set, etc., but they can make good but vulnerable hands a real pain in the ass to play. Yet another reason I like HU... I don't have to worry about these douches pricing me out of my draws and cheap showdowns.
Statistics: Posted by Kuso — Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:57 pm
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