Fascinating RGP Post

Bill Murphy · #1 10-28-2003, 09:45 PM

http://www.recpoker.com/article.php?gID=1&ID=253170

Never thought of tournaments in quite this fashion. Sounds like it would be fun to give it a try.

CrackerZack · #2 10-28-2003, 11:34 PM

This is tremendous. Really interesting reading.

HDPM · #3 10-29-2003, 12:17 AM

A similar thing was posted on RGP a coupla years ago I think. It makes more sense to me than playing some of the tourns really. But it is kind of nuts, particularly when you fiond yerself saying "4000 isn't much for a 400-800 game. Really? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

But Bill, the way you stack chips when yer hot you might want to give it a try. You can play more than one game, so if you got to a place w/ a lot of games and a big top section you could really push a rush when you are playing good. I want to see you in a 1500-3000 game jamming your favorite hand and seeing how they react. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Rocco17 · #4 10-29-2003, 01:05 AM

Guys,
Hate to bother you but what is ABC when referring to razz? The RGP post mentions that when discussing the big game.

HDPM · #5 10-29-2003, 01:10 AM

A-2-3

JasonM · #6 10-29-2003, 02:45 AM

I've thought about trying this many times. I've thought about many ways of doing this, but I think I like this guys idea the best. I am definitely gonna give this a try sometime soon. Unfortunately or maybe fortunately my local card room doesn't spread that big of limits, 2-4 to 30-60. But what the hell, the most I would lose on this experiment is $100.

Ted Geisel · #7 10-29-2003, 03:31 AM

Well written post, thanks for digging it up at RGP

baggins · #8 10-29-2003, 04:40 AM

wow. cool post. wish we had that big of a spread in limits here.

mike l. · #9 10-29-2003, 04:45 AM

i remember reading that before. while it's entertaining, i think it's a fabrication. the key is the very start where he plays 1-2 and claims to win $50. if you seen the rake in that game you would realise that that's impossible.

when i was playing at commerce a lot a friend and i used to ponder the idea of running a parlay from 15-30 up to 80-160 (or 200-400 if they were spreading it). never seemed to get around to it though; taking a $500 buy in and running it into 2 grand playing 15 or 20 always seemed like parlay enough for one night.

nicky g · #10 10-29-2003, 08:43 AM

That is a cool post, true or not.

I remember reading a post on a UK forum from a well-known player that there was a player who used to specialise in exactly that kind of thing at the Victoria Casino in London - start in the £50 buy-in Pot limit game, and keep playing and moving up till he was in the big game or bust. It must be a lot easier/faster to do in PL than limit, although also a lot easier too to lose everything very quickly.