Spread NL 4-40?

PSW · #1 11-07-2007, 12:46 PM

Some WA casinos have begun spreading a spread NL 4-40 game with no maximum buyin. Blinds are 1-2. How would this game differ from a standard 1-2 NL game?

I have thought of this so far...

1. No real value betting on the river due to the $40 limit. Therefor, implied odds hands are weakened.

2. Even protecting your hand in a raised multiway pot is hard on the turn.

3. Limping in with a small pp and getting raised oop is a big problem because you will have a hard time getting 10x the raise out of him.

4. You have QQ and raise to $10 from MP. Villian on the button raises to $40. It's folded to you, $30 to call in a pot of about $50. Villian would only do this with KK or AA. If you call, pot's $80 and you can only win another $120 on FTR. You have to fold if you are right about your read on the Villian?

What else would you add AND am I wrong about anything above?

psw

SomeoneElse · #2 11-07-2007, 01:04 PM

Not saying you're wrong, just clarifying something.

Spread NL 4-40: each bet can only be 40, or the total of all bets in a round (so if you make it 40 preflop UTG, everyone else can only call/fold. Or can the next guy make it 80 total? Or if you make it 10, can the next guy make it 52 total?)

KurtSF · #3 11-07-2007, 02:54 PM

Sounds like the smallest blinds in a game of 20/40 limit hold'em ... evar.

Hint: LHE strategy would be much more useful in beating this game than no-limit.

PSW · #4 11-07-2007, 09:24 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Not saying you're wrong, just clarifying something.

Spread NL 4-40: each bet can only be 40, or the total of all bets in a round (so if you make it 40 preflop UTG, everyone else can only call/fold. Or can the next guy make it 80 total? Or if you make it 10, can the next guy make it 52 total?)

[/ QUOTE ]

I am pretty sure that somone could after me could make it 50 to go after i raised it to 10 with my QWQ in the example above.

psw