Difference between 1/2 and 5/10 at Absolute poker.
 

Hey,

I've been bonus clearing at absolute lately (1/2 limit).

I'm a pretty educated player (SSHE, bit of HEPFAP, forum browsing). I have 10,000 hands logged in my PT database and i'v beaten the game for 3.35BB/100 - I may be running a bit hot, but I can feel how I'm outplaying my opponents.

I'd like to move up in limits at Absolute (so I can use bonuses to build my BR) - Can anyone tell me if the 2/4, 3/6 and 5/10 FR games play similar to the 1/2 level games?

Any tips would be great!

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Difference is about 5 Big Blinds [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Re: Difference between 1/2 and 5/10 at Absolute poker.
 

Everything above 1/2 is a goddamn rock garden there. Don't move up.

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Everything full ring at any limit is a goddamn rock garden there. Don't move up.

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Everything limit is a goddamn rock garden. Move to NL.

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I've found the same weak-tight full ring play predominates at Absolute from $1/2 to $5/10.

However, the guys who play $5/10 are much less likely to make incorrect decisions after the flop and will play back at you much harder if they have a hand.

I found the $2/4 much more profitable than $1/2 full ring, so you might just move up one level and check it out.

Re: Difference between 1/2 and 5/10 at Absolute poker.
 

1/2 is infested with bonus whores, but 2/4, 3/6, and 5/10 are infested with rocks so the different is as pronounced as it is at other sites. If you play smart, aggressive poker you can win a decent amount, but the rocks make large winrates very difficult to achieve.

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Everything limit is a goddamn rock garden. Move to NL.

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2/4 is raked twice as heavily as 1/2 there so don't play that game, not sure about the higher limits there though.

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2/4 is raked twice as heavily as 1/2 there so don't play that game, not sure about the higher limits there though.

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This is odd.
The main difference is that at 1/2, the rake is capped at $2. At 2/4, it is capped at $3.
According to my PT stats, rake at 2/4 6 max is 4.28% of the pot. Whereas, it is only 3.73% of the pot at 1/2 6 max.

Here is the schedule from their website.
$1.00/$2.00 2 or more $0.25 for each $5.00 in pot, maximum $2.00
$2.00/$4.00 2 $0.25 for each $5.00 in pot, maximum $1.00
$2.00/$4.00 3 to 4 $0.25 for each $5.00 in pot, maximum $2.00
$2.00/$4.00 5 or more $0.25 for each $5.00 in pot, maximum $3.00

FWIW, I've actually found better games at 2/4 and 3/6. The main problem for me is that they tend to break up rather quickly.

Re: Difference between 1/2 and 5/10 at Absolute poker.
 

If you beat 1/2 there big (your sample size is too small to be sure), it shows you have a style that can take you far since knowing how to beat weak-tighties and TAGs is what can give you the big money in poker (since the loose players get scarcer and scarcer as you move up). Move up to 3/6 at Absolute.

EDIT: Just keep your eyes open. A tight 3/6-table at Absolute is beatable by at least 2BB/100.

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Everything above 1/2 is a goddamn rock garden there. Don't move up.

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and 1/2 isnt? even .5/1 is

Re: Difference between 1/2 and 5/10 at Absolute poker.
 

The site has gotten worse then it was even a few months ago. I remember when .5/1 was real loose at night, it's not anymore. As for moving up, I wouldn't recommend it as they really rake the 2/4 hard(worse than Party)and the good games break fast as the donaters get chopped much quicker than 1/2....... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]