I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

For several reasons, not the least of which is that it becomes more comfortable to take shots at higher limits.

I'm a $50 NL player, so I take a shot at $100 NL -- the game has a $30 cap, which means I can buy in for around my regular amount & attack. This is the FIRST HAND at my shot-taking table. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
7 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $65.45
UTG+1: $46.50
MP1: $106.65
Turd: $44
Button: $135.35
SB: $73.05
BB: $31.45

Pre-flop: (7 players) Turd is CO with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Turd raises to $3</font>, Button calls, 2 folds.

Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($7.5, 2 players)
Turd checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $7.5</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Turd raises to $27 (e.g. the cap)</font>, Button calls.

Turn: 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($61.5, 2 players)


River: 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($61.5, 2 players)

Results:
Final pot: $61.5

Villain had unimproved AK. Wheeeeeeee! Let us gogogogo...

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

i dont really see anything wrong with AKs play here at all

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huh?

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

keep your mouth shut, no one here needs to know about this

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ok, dumb question time. does a cap NL game basically have everyone's effective stack at $30? In theory I am playing $30NL with $1 blinds? i know strat doesnt belong here, but i never heard of this.

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

I'd rather play poker.

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http://one.xthost.info/Ricardo/tehbunees.gif

lol

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i.e., not e.g.

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that is AWESOME!!!!

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i cant stop watching this. i am delighted, scared, confused, and somewhat aroused by it. i need to see more.

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ok, dumb question time. does a cap NL game basically have everyone's effective stack at $30? In theory I am playing $30NL with $1 blinds? i know strat doesnt belong here, but i never heard of this.

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no, that would only be semi-retarded.
if it were 30NL you could still double up and make &gt;$60 pots. here the max any one person can put in the pot is $30.

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

so this is basically... limit?

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its $1-30 spread limit to be exact

edit: well i guess not really, either way its retarded but apparently really profitable...go figure

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they donk off 30bb with ANYTHING, 66 into an AK2 board, middle pair, top pair bad kicker, its beautiful. you can push preflop and get called by A9 or worse sometimes.

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

cap no limit is the most retarded form of poker ive ever heard of. the pros probly play it because they dont know how to play no limit cash games. high stakes poker on gsn anyone?

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

If you're a good NLHE player you wouldnt love these games fwiw.

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lol where does "tehbunees" gif come from?

oh and cap nl is gay etc

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

so the cap is actually LESS than a buyin at your normal stakes??

lol

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

You know you're not really "taking a shot at a higher limit" right?

if anything i think you moved down. congrats!

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I'm super confused. The cap cost you $14 in added value and you're happy why?

I'm missing the point of this post.

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

30bb cap?

let's just make it a 5 bb cap

[censored] it, just make it limit

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

So this format is basically a sanctioned version of the old disconnect trick? Or am I missing something?

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This is where the training wheels come off for the limit player.

The transition from Limit to NL...

Limit:
http://www.pedalmagic.com/TW.JPG


No Limit:

http://www.pedalmagic.com/TW.JPG

Subject: Limit holdem player

Re: I :heart: the FTP Cap NL games
 

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So this format is basically a sanctioned version of the old disconnect trick? Or am I missing something?

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Yeah, you don't have to disconnect.

It's retarded.

Thankfully they don't seem that popular.

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that is AWESOME!!!!

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lool that's by far the best avatarr of all time. [censored] is hillllllariouuuuus

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that is AWESOME!!!!

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lool that's by far the best avatarr of all time. [censored] is hillllllariouuuuus

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this is definitely up there on the best avatar list..

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Howard Lederer writes a bit about the capped games.

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i love his advice:


"Say that you hit a set of 5s when the flop comes 5d-7d-9c. You could be up against some sort of draw here and, in a standard No-Limit game, you'd probably want to bet so that you didn't risk letting a flush get there for free. But in a Cap Game, you might give the free card."