should I play this live game?

RoundTower · #1 03-08-2007, 05:33 PM

where I am at the moment there's apparently exactly one live poker game. I haven't seen it but heard the details from someone who has played it.

It is NLHE, goes 10 handed and occasionally a bit less. Running ante of $10, with no blinds, and it is free to come in (i.e. you can open check).

Min buyin is $400 and most of the players buy in for that. However most of them are pretty wealthy and have a lot of rebuys. I don't know exactly how big the game plays later on but I think there is no cap.

The players sound really bad, like live 1-2 bad. Not sure if there are any tough spots but definitely some big fish.

The catch: rake 5% uncapped. Also the fact that it is the only game in town and could be full or not going when I get down there, but assume I can get into the game no trouble.

Assume I'm bankrolled for this game and have nothing better to do. Also that I'm not retarded at poker though i don't have much NL experience. Should I play?

Hindsight2020 · #2 03-08-2007, 06:01 PM

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Running ante of $10, with no blinds, and it is free to come in (i.e. you can open check).

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crazy

PF pots are gonna be massive, with a ton of people seeing the flop

you're gonna have to make some massive strategy adjustments, PF, but i'm not sure what they should be, yet

DJ Sensei · #3 03-08-2007, 06:22 PM

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wtf does that mean?

captainwacky · #4 03-08-2007, 06:37 PM

it's like one massive blind battle.. I like it!

Petteri · #5 03-12-2007, 05:53 AM

5 % uncapped rake in 10 $ ante game with unlimited buy-in?

Imagine 20-40 $ unlimited buy-in game with 5 % uncapped rake.

elliot · #6 03-24-2007, 04:01 PM

how do you decide who acts first preflop?

dd323 · #7 03-08-2007, 07:11 PM

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Running ante of $10, with no blinds, and it is free to come in (i.e. you can open check).

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wtf does that mean?

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Everyone is the big blind.. its a 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 game..

Reef · #8 03-08-2007, 08:22 PM

so a standard pfr of like $100 ? with $400 avg stacks ... lol.

RoundTower · #9 03-08-2007, 08:22 PM

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Running ante of $10, with no blinds, and it is free to come in (i.e. you can open check).

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wtf does that mean?

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Everyone is the big blind.. its a 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 game..

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yeah that's probably the best way to explain it. I guess action starts to the left of the button preflop as well as postflop, though I don't know for sure.

Normally in a game like this (with no blinds) you have to open for some amount, say it might be $50 to come in so the first guy has to bet $50 or fold. Here you can just limp in for $0, that was the distinction I was making.

DJ Sensei · #10 03-08-2007, 08:58 PM

Seems like you're best off shoving anything good preflop, if you have 400 and theres 100 in the pot. i assume thats not how its played though.