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For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
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? |
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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
its called ratholing.
A) yes if you cant join the same table you have to join another one B) bankroll management / less variance |
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Re: For Online Poker only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
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its called ratholing. A) yes if you cant join the same table you have to join another one B) bankroll management / less variance [/ QUOTE ] Re A: Great, so now we have a name for the strategy. I like i. Tx. Re B: Not sure of your point. Pray elucidate. |
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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
If you are better than others at the table why leave?
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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
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If you are better than others at the table why leave? [/ QUOTE ] Very good point-but what if you;re not? Or if game texture changes? example: In $400 game I bought in for min, won a few babies and then doubled up twice against a really weak, aggro player. He busted out and left. Now the game was much tougher and I knew enough to know that I was no way near the best player, but I wouldn't mind continuing as it could improve my game, but only if I could cut my stack by about 75%. No way to do it-hence an ideal ratholing scenario. |
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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
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[ QUOTE ] If you are better than others at the table why leave? [/ QUOTE ] Very good point-but what if you;re not? Or if game texture changes? example: In $400 game I bought in for min, won a few babies and then doubled up twice against a really weak, aggro player. He busted out and left. Now the game was much tougher and I knew enough to know that I was no way near the best player, but I wouldn't mind continuing as it could improve my game, but only if I could cut my stack by about 75%. No way to do it-hence an ideal ratholing scenario. [/ QUOTE ]Um... most online poker pros and semi-pros don't sit at tables where they aren't a favorite. Ratholing is unethical. |
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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
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[Ratholing is unethical. [/ QUOTE ] Who says? |
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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
There are reasons for wanting to take money off a +EV table even if you are better than everyone in the game. Optimal bankroll growth obv.
This concept is pretty basic and simple, and directly related to why people are constantly busto. |
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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
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A related benefit that I have not seen discussed, however, is switching tables in order to reduce your stack size. [/ QUOTE ] LOL |
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