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09-22-2007, 11:30 AM
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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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09-22-2007, 12:01 PM
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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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09-22-2007, 12:05 PM
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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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09-22-2007, 02:08 PM
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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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#7
09-22-2007, 02:34 PM
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Re: For OLP only: A Stack-Management Strategy for NLHE
XXXX this wasn't cross-post worthy. in fact XXXXXXXX this wasn't post worthy. *
The X's are family fued sound effects, not calling you a [censored] face or anything.
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#8
09-22-2007, 02:45 PM
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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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