A Stack-Management Strategy Specifically for OL NL Games

[brianmarc]

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?

[AlexB182]

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(b) Strategically, what are the consideration in wanting to avoid playing with too deep a stack?

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Personally, this is completely the opposite of my thinking. I always try to build a big stack on as many of my tables and I would never leave those tables as long as they are still juicy. In fact, I think a big stack at a table has close to only advantages as long as you don't tend to get scared and now how to play efficently with a big stack!
So, no offense, but your ideas sound pretty strange to me.

[brianmarc]

Don't think it's so one-dimensional: I refer you to Sklanksy and Miller, NLHE: Theory and Practice in which they claim it is often the best strategy to be short-stacked-stops opponents taking shots at you, particularly if the game is tough.

[Mr_Donktastic]

It took me like 5 minutes to figure out what OLP stands for.

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Don't think it's so one-dimensional: I refer you to Sklanksy and Miller, NLHE: Theory and Practice in which they claim it is often the best strategy to be short-stacked-stops opponents taking shots at you, particularly if the game is tough.

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Course, sometimes that's THE enjoyable part of the game.

[AlexB182]

I know this approach, but its scared thinking IMO. Of course it's a little more dangerous, but on the other hand you get the opportunity to win really big pots vs other big stacks. That's of bigger importance to me than being afraid of opponents taking shots at me.

[brianmarc]

Course, sometimes that's THE enjoyable part of the game.

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Maybe for you-but I'm trying to make money while improving my game-so I am at a disadvantage against the better players-but if I get lucky before I realize this is a game I shouldn't be in. I believe my approach is legit.

[brianmarc]

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I know this approach, but its scared thinking IMO. Of course it's a little more dangerous, but on the other hand you get the opportunity to win really big pots vs other big stacks. That's of bigger importance to me than being afraid of opponents taking shots at me.

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Course you can win bigger pots; but if you're against superior players and don't want to risk it all, why not pull some out-you can always get into a similarly tough game elsewhere, but without so much at stake?

[brianmarc]

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It took me like 5 minutes to figure out what OLP stands for.

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OK-for others: It's Online Poker

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