HU rake considerations in split pot games

[jbrennen]

There's a game theory equilibrium point here, I think it's something like always betting your potential scoop hands, and betting your low-only hands around 30% of the time -- but the exact fraction depends on pot size and how often you actually have a scooping hand.

The idea is to bet just enough of your one way hands that your opponent can't profitably fold when he has unimproved Aces -- but betting more of your one way hands than called for by the game theory is just going to entice your opponent to call you down every time, which just ends up increasing the rake on those split pots.


I think that many players will just jam the pot here essentially 100% of the time with their low lock, not realizing that by doing so, they are making their opponent's decisions easy. (And due to the rake considerations, they're actually giving up EV.)