Comparing Paradise 0.25/0.5 with Party 0.5/1

[gasoltub]

How does Paradise 0.25/0.5 compare with Party 0.5/1?

I'm finished with a bonus on Paradise fairly soon and going for some bonuses on Party skins after I'm done. But since I'm playing 0.25/0.5 at paradise that means moving up a level. And that worries me slightly. I have currently won 2BB/100 over ~3.5K hands.

[jaxUp]

party .5/1 is not "tough" by any standard. As long as you keep trying to improve, you'll make the jump no problem. Paradise .25/.50 is pretty much the same, but for not as much money, IMO

[Greg J]

They are fairly comparable. I think the quality of opponents are about the same actually. If you can beat .25/.5 Paradise you should do will at .5/1 Party. I think they might be a little better at Party... but it's close. Nothing to worry about.

[flopwell]

I have played exclusively Paradise, and I am interested in opinions too....I have heard that Party is easier to beat.

[gasoltub]

That's good to hear /images/graemlins/smile.gif

And I probably have another 1000-1500 hands on paradise before I have cleared the bonus, so that gives me some more practice before moving on.

[Greg J]

FWIW: Paradise .5/1 is not much harder than .25/.5.

[gasoltub]

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FWIW: Paradise .5/1 is not much harder than .25/.5.

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I've been there before. That's actually the level I started at. I was up some 120BB after my first 2500-3000 hands at that level (probably had a good upswing) and then I hit a REALLY bad downswing and over the next 500 hands I was suddenly down on some 65BB below below break even. So I decided to regroup and rebuild on a lower level.

[Steve G]

The games are very similar but u must be prepared mentally for the larger swings you will encounter, if u can handle that aspect u should be fine.

[Reef]

I've spent a little time at paradise 50 cent during a whoring 8-table session. I would guess that the 25 cent tables are similar to the 50 cent tables. In both cases, each are very fishy. Party just edges paradise in the 'more fishyness' category.

[reubenf]

I'm not sure, but I -think- the rake will cut into your BB/100 a little over twice as much. It would be nice if someone who plays at those sites checks my numbers, but I think Party .5/1 you pay about 2.5-2.75 BB/100 and Paradise .25/.5 you pay about 1.25-1.5 BB/100.

[gasoltub]

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I'm not sure, but I -think- the rake will cut into your BB/100 a little over twice as much. It would be nice if someone who plays at those sites checks my numbers, but I think Party .5/1 you pay about 2.5-2.75 BB/100 and Paradise .25/.5 you pay about 1.25-1.5 BB/100.

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Hmmm... I don't like the sound of that.

[KingOtter]

I played 5,145 hands at Paradise .25/.50 and had raked 67.40 from me. I was making 5.33/100 BB. 67.40 is 134.80 BB =~ 2.6 BB/100 hands.

I've played 6,776 hands at Party .50/1 and have had $183 raked from me. I'm currently losing .94 BB/100 on Party (but am winning sans rake). $183 is 183BB, or ~2.7 BB/100.

It's not that much different comparatively.

KO

[gasoltub]

I checked my own stats for Paradise now and I see that I've been raked 111BB on 3.5K hands which gives 3.17BB/100.

[KingOtter]

I guess if I was winning on Party my rake would be higher...

/shrug.

KO

[reubenf]

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I checked my own stats for Paradise now and I see that I've been raked 111BB on 3.5K hands which gives 3.17BB/100.

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Alright, maybe it's not too different between these sites. When I looked at the Paradise rake structure for .25/.5 I estimated that it was similar to the Stars rake structure for .25/.5 (which I actually have data on).

[bd8802]

Here are my stats for rake percentage on party and paridise (both 0.5/1)

Party 4.78% (10,000 hands)
Paridise 3.31% (6,000 hands)

[gasoltub]

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Here are my stats for rake percentage on party and paridise (both 0.5/1)

Party 4.78% (10,000 hands)
Paridise 3.31% (6,000 hands)

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How many BB/100 would that be?

[McGahee]

Paradise .25-.5 is defenitely easier. Wow - I didn't realize that until today. I deposited $100 into Paradise about a month ago and started playing .5-$1; treaded water for a while, clawed my way up to $150. After reading some bankroll stuff here and realizing I didn't have enough for .5-1, I just started playing .25-.5. Wow - those players SUCK; I'm glad I made the move down in limits. In my limited experience, there isn't much difference between .5-1 and 1-2, however. .5-1 seems to be the first level at which people at least have 1/2 clue as to what they're doing.