piratesocrates
01-18-2005, 09:20 PM
Certainly, the game I've stumbled upon is not the mainstream version of hold'em. It is a scramble between a 2/4 small stakes game and no limit, with 25c small blinds and 50c big. Bets and raises can be made in any 25 cent increment up to $4 at a time. If and when a player desires to, going all in is permissable. So it's either up to $4, or everything you have on the table. And my opponents are agressive and very loose. Very.
But then it gets wierd, and I've had a bit of trouble adapting to this particular variation: the last agressor of each round begins the betting on the next round. So by raising without being reraised before the flop, you open the flop no matter what position you held before it.
Does anyone have advice concerning strategic adjustments for this strange structure? I am also unaware how to adjust to such small blinds in comparrison to $4 bets and raises. Does it require looser play or tighter? Should I hesitate to raise preflop except for with my premium hands (despite the overwhelming looseness of my opponents) just to avoid opening the flop? Any suggestions will be helpful.
But then it gets wierd, and I've had a bit of trouble adapting to this particular variation: the last agressor of each round begins the betting on the next round. So by raising without being reraised before the flop, you open the flop no matter what position you held before it.
Does anyone have advice concerning strategic adjustments for this strange structure? I am also unaware how to adjust to such small blinds in comparrison to $4 bets and raises. Does it require looser play or tighter? Should I hesitate to raise preflop except for with my premium hands (despite the overwhelming looseness of my opponents) just to avoid opening the flop? Any suggestions will be helpful.