200NL live. Making a 3 way deal due to largeness of pot

[FastPlaySlow]

I've played similar limits with a similar bankroll, and I'd take the deal just to avoid tilt losses after the hand should I lose.

[ungar2000]

I'm thinking that the smart poker players are just waking up from a long night of poker

[4_2_it]

How was all the money not in the middle pre-flop? Deal is meh. Chaostracize has it right.

[kolotoure]

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i struggle to pass neutral EV spots, let alone $1 +EV spots

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[TwistedEcho]

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I'm thinking that the smart poker players are just waking up from a long night of poker

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Pretty much anyone not retarded that plays poker realises taking -EV deals isn't something you should be doing.

[ungar2000]

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I'm thinking that the smart poker players are just waking up from a long night of poker

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Pretty much anyone not retarded that plays poker realises taking -EV deals isn't something you should be doing.

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I totally agree with this. But...
Poker is not in a vacuum though. +EV is not KING. Other things to consider given this situation are Bankroll, tilt/regret (playing bad on future hands), nice to new homegame/participants (ie, give up small edge for a big edge latter), etc.

[Ratamahatta]

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Who knows, all the queens and k's could be out and u jus have to miss the backdoor straight?

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This is a very bad argument.

[Redgrape]

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I'm thinking that the smart poker players are just waking up from a long night of poker

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Pretty much anyone not retarded that plays poker realises taking -EV deals isn't something you should be doing.

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Pretty much anyone not retarded realizes that you're retarded.

[Redgrape]

omg for you who missed this.

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Wow, just wow to this thread.

This is the easiest chop in the world if you do in fact have a $400 bankroll for live.

You dropped 5% equity to reduce variance!!! oh no!!! wow you gave up $90 in a $1350 pot!!! omg so stupid.

This is ridiculous, it's pretty much a matter of preference. Yes in the long run, obviously we never chop, but then again we have a $400 BR, and we have to lower our variance as we are obviously underrolled.

To say someone giving up 5% equity is the dumbest idea ever is ten times as dumb. I don't get why you low stakes players insist on having huge egos. You guys aren't the best players in the world, no are u BR management experts, in fact ur probably bad at both.

In fact, you could make an arguement that doing this is +EV. Assuming that you are a big favorite in this game, by chopping you keep yourself in the game, as well as the rest of the [censored] who you can kill. By doing this essentially you put more money on the table from a fish. Which means you potentially make that $90 in the long run that may have not have been possible if the game broke up.

Also, you come off as a nice guy which encourages people to come back to the game.

SOOOO 2p2, im glad you flamed a post undeserving of flaming. Probably why this forum is the most growth stunting forum on the internet.

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Redgrape, i did miss that.

Like i said if you want to reduce variance just run it 2049203920 times. That does the same thing (stops you losing a huge pot to a bad beat) and isn't -EV