For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

As everyone knows, one of the appeals of OLP is that you can multitable. A related benefit that I have not seen discussed, however, is switching tables in order to reduce your stack size. The situation I am thinking of is you buy in for your standard amount, hit some big pots and suddenly have a huge stack. For whatever reason, you decide you don’t want to have this entire stack at risk. Now, if you leave the table you have to wait a half hour (at least on the site I play) in order to rejoin the table with a different stack size. My idea is that, given the many additional tables available, you simply leave the big-stack table and start again on a new table with your desired buy-in.

Am interested in thoughts on this. Please note, there are two separate considerations (both of which are fair game for this thread-but it would help if you bore these differences in mind): (a) assuming the stack-reduction strategy IS the desired one, what do you think; (b) Strategically, what are the consideration in wanting to avoid playing with too deep a stack?

Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

its called ratholing.

A) yes if you cant join the same table you have to join another one

B) bankroll management / less variance

Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

If you are better than others at the table why leave?

Re: For Online Poker only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

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its called ratholing.

A) yes if you cant join the same table you have to join another one

B) bankroll management / less variance

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Re A: Great, so now we have a name for the strategy. I like i. Tx.

Re B: Not sure of your point. Pray elucidate.

Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

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If you are better than others at the table why leave?

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Very good point-but what if you;re not? Or if game texture changes? example: In $400 game I bought in for min, won a few babies and then doubled up twice against a really weak, aggro player. He busted out and left. Now the game was much tougher and I knew enough to know that I was no way near the best player, but I wouldn't mind continuing as it could improve my game, but only if I could cut my stack by about 75%. No way to do it-hence an ideal ratholing scenario.

Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

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A related benefit that I have not seen discussed, however, is switching tables in order to reduce your stack size.

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LOL

Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

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If you are better than others at the table why leave?

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Very good point-but what if you;re not? Or if game texture changes? example: In $400 game I bought in for min, won a few babies and then doubled up twice against a really weak, aggro player. He busted out and left. Now the game was much tougher and I knew enough to know that I was no way near the best player, but I wouldn't mind continuing as it could improve my game, but only if I could cut my stack by about 75%. No way to do it-hence an ideal ratholing scenario.

[/ QUOTE ]Um... most online poker pros and semi-pros don't sit at tables where they aren't a favorite.

Ratholing is unethical.

Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
 

I think this should be moved. Not sure which is the appropriate forum. Did you try here?

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[Ratholing is unethical.

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Who says?