Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

People wouldn't play it.

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

If you all MUST know, I started this because I have a newborn and it is impossible to focus on a long PL session because of him as well as lack of focus due to less sleep. It is still in the experimental stages. It is not for someone who tilts easily.

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

If short-stacking helps bring more players to the higher limits then I think it is a good thing, the part I object to rat-holing. But that is a part of any NL game. Truth is because hands run so close together in 08, it is a better game for short stacking then HE, but if the site wants to encourage people to really play they should take stonger measures to prevent rat-holing.

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

After reading this thread and not wanting to play any real O8 b/c I have pissed off the FTP gods, I decided to short stack some low-limit O8. The very first hand of my ratholing career...

FullTiltPoker Game #3779454720: Table Giles - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Omaha H/L - 0:08:59 ET - 2007/10/07
Seat 1: Anvemada ($34.35)
Seat 2: highiam ($28.75)
Seat 3: Pams Big Red ($14.50)
Seat 4: BombinPocketABU ($45.35)
Seat 5: Aces n Gators ($50)
Seat 6: trc812 ($58.65)
Seat 7: NEWCHAMP2DAY ($95.15)
Seat 8: phidelt799 ($10)
Seat 9: Dave_78681 ($19)
NEWCHAMP2DAY posts the small blind of $0.25
phidelt799 posts the big blind of $0.50
Aces n Gators posts $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to phidelt799 [9s 9d 6c 6h]
Dave_78681 calls $0.50
Anvemada folds
highiam folds
Pams Big Red calls $0.50
BombinPocketABU folds
Aces n Gators checks
trc812 folds
NEWCHAMP2DAY calls $0.25
phidelt799 checks
*** FLOP *** [6d Js Kh]
NEWCHAMP2DAY checks
phidelt799 bets $9.50, and is all in
Dave_78681 folds
Pams Big Red calls $9.50
Aces n Gators calls $9.50
NEWCHAMP2DAY calls $9.50
*** TURN *** [6d Js Kh] [9h]
NEWCHAMP2DAY checks
Pams Big Red checks
Aces n Gators bets $40, and is all in
NEWCHAMP2DAY folds
Pams Big Red folds
Aces n Gators shows [Ah Jd 2h As]
phidelt799 shows [9s 9d 6c 6h]
*** RIVER *** [6d Js Kh 9h] [8c]
Aces n Gators shows a pair of Aces, for high
phidelt799 shows three of a kind, Nines, for high
phidelt799 wins the pot ($38.50) with three of a kind, Nines
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $40.50 | Rake $2
Board: [6d Js Kh 9h 8c]
Seat 5: Aces n Gators showed [Ah Jd 2h As] and lost with HI: a pair of Aces
Seat 8: phidelt799 (big blind) showed [9s 9d 6c 6h] and won ($38.50) with HI: three of a kind, Nines


And my second ever ratholing hand...

FullTiltPoker Game #3779641231: Table Somerset Hills - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Omaha H/L - 0:31:12 ET - 2007/10/07
Seat 1: Ronjohn ($42.15)
Seat 2: hgoa21 ($29.35)
Seat 3: Shuffler00 ($17.30)
Seat 5: Mykul925 ($20)
Seat 6: phidelt799 ($9.50)
Seat 7: ChurchsChicken ($49.50)
Seat 8: BombinPocketABU ($79.90)
Seat 9: slick710 ($35.55)
phidelt799 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to phidelt799 [Ac 5h As Qc]
ChurchsChicken folds
BombinPocketABU calls $0.50
slick710 calls $0.50
Ronjohn folds
hgoa21 calls $0.50
Shuffler00 folds
phidelt799 raises to $9.50, and is all in
BombinPocketABU folds
slick710 calls $9
hgoa21 folds
phidelt799 shows [Ac 5h As Qc]
slick710 shows [4c Kd Th 5d]
*** FLOP *** [2c Kc 7d]
*** TURN *** [2c Kc 7d] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [2c Kc 7d Qh] [3c]
phidelt799 shows a flush, Ace high, for high andphidelt799 shows 7,5,3,2,A, for low
slick710 shows a pair of Kings, for high andslick710 shows 7,5,4,3,2, for low
phidelt799 wins the high pot ($9.50) with a flush, Ace high
phidelt799 wins the low pot ($9.50) with 7,5,3,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20 | Rake $1

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

Those of you who play NLO8 regularly, what are these people open pushing 60%-150% stacks with? Any AAxx? I have seen three different "average-stats" type players with full stacks open push.

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

Usually people with a full stack aren't pushing without AA if that is what you are asking... since if someone limped, or has a good AA hand behind them, and they shove they could end up being quite a dog for their whole stack.

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

[ QUOTE ]
If you all MUST know, I started this because I have a newborn and it is impossible to focus on a long PL session because of him as well as lack of focus due to less sleep. It is still in the experimental stages. It is not for someone who tilts easily.

[/ QUOTE ]

This makes sense -- I remember when you played the MTTs and I don't see you there any more. I thought it was just that the stakes weren't interesting.

I'm more a rec player than you, but I've had the same problem -- it's hard to focus with a newborn. See left.

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

So I tried this today because I've been on a [censored] streak and I saw Idiot sitting down so I figured what the hell...Sat with $200 and in 8 hands got up to $707...I think y'all might be onto something here... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

wait for the down tick.

Re: Ratholing NL08.
 

Check the low content...I lost an $1100 pot with AA26ds against AAJ6, where the guy tripped up on the river when I had 2 live flush draws...THAT hurt like hell...Had him right where I wanted him too...LOL