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borg 20/40
not sure if this is right place for this. if nec move to B+M.
i wanted to ask the 20/40 regs in this forum - what is the borg 20/40 like on weekends? is it at all similar to the 10/20? it is likely that i'll be moving up to this game by the beginning of next year. |
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Re: borg 20/40
I have never played in that game but I really doubt that it matters. The difference in game quality between 10/20 and 20/40 is rarely dramatic and you are almost certainly a significant favorite. Just jump in there and take a shot. Do it soon. If you are underrolled take a 50 bet shot. You will probably be amazed that as you move up the players are still very bad but usually just a little more aggro. Play well.
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Re: borg 20/40
I dunno, I've noticed a change in skill as I've progressed from 2/4 up to 20/40+.
3/6 people can actually read the board and realize there's a 4-flush out there. They still couldn't figure out there was a 5-way chopped pot on an AKQJT board though and mucked, even though they called the river bet. 6/12 people stopped cold-calling my raises with T7o and occasionally folded their second pairs on the turn. 8/16 people knew what a raise in position for a free card was. They still liked to cold-call raises with A3s though. 20/40 people could do some modicum of hand-reading and could 3-bet preflop with TT/99. 40/80 people stopped cold-calling my raises with KJo. |
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Re: borg 20/40
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I dunno, I've noticed a change in skill as I've progressed from 2/4 up to 20/40+. 3/6 people can actually read the board and realize there's a 4-flush out there. They still couldn't figure out there was a 5-way chopped pot on an AKQJT board though and mucked, even though they called the river bet. 6/12 people stopped cold-calling my raises with T7o and occasionally folded their second pairs on the turn. 8/16 people knew what a raise in position for a free card was. They still liked to cold-call raises with A3s though. 20/40 started cold-calling my raises with T7o again 40/80 people didn't care if there was a 4-flush on the board anymore and kept betting second pair [/ QUOTE ] |
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Re: borg 20/40
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20/40 started cold-calling my raises with T7o again [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, but at 20/40 this is called "using your position." [ QUOTE ] 40/80 people didn't care if there was a 4-flush on the board anymore and kept betting second pair [/ QUOTE ] At 40/80 that's called "value-betting." |
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Re: borg 20/40
I find it different -- 2-4 players to the flop rather then 7-8. Almost no unraised pots rather than almost no raised pots. The skill level, though, is not that different. Rather, the game is played differently. Most 10-20 people are there to gamble and have fun. Most 20-40 people are there to win money. So, they are playing better or trying to, to the best of their abilities. The game is beatable but you have to play tighter and more aggressive than in a regular 10-20 Borg game. However, at night (1am +) it usually becomes very like 10-20 only at twice the stakes. Definitely take a shot. You can play both games for a while and them move up when you are completely comfortable.
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Re: borg 20/40
Strengthen your hand/board/range reading abilities.
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Re: borg 20/40
I don't know about the weekend but on weeknights usually the level of play is way tougher than the 10.
That said, it's still not "tough" |
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Re: borg 20/40
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Strengthen your hand/board/range reading abilities. [/ QUOTE ] does that mean i suck too bad to play 20? |
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Re: borg 20/40
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[ QUOTE ] Strengthen your hand/board/range reading abilities. [/ QUOTE ] does that mean i suck too bad to play 20? [/ QUOTE ] I just mean that the 20 is the first spot where it's worth starting to think about player ranges and will earn/save you BBs in the long run. This obviously happens in lower limits as well, but it's not as useful there where the players are so passive and ranges are so wide. |
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