[StoneAge]

I was going to post this (and I guess I am still posting it):

I don't think a flopped set of 5s would hold up more often- unless people adjusted to the different structure. The pot is smaller on the flop in a $2 game- assuming the same number of people are in, so theoretically you need a better hand/draw to call the flop bet than you would if the blinds were normal. Theoretically you should fold more often on the flop, so a set would get cracked less often by someone who had a hand like the case five against your set of 5s who catches runner runner to his higher kicker.

This is theoretical however, most people don't change their fold frequency on the flop because there is only $10 in the pot on the flop rather than $20.

The biggest adjustment most make in the 1-2 blind game is to play more hands, which might be a good adjustment if they were not already playing crap in the $4 game that they shouldn't even play for $2

On another topic-

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3. Win a larger pot in those instances where you improve.

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I don't think that you would not win a larger pot in absolute terms, but a larger amount realitive to your $2 (as opposed to $4) investment.

Your implied odds are simply larger, you should actually win a smaller pot assuming you are playing the same players and they play the same on the flop, turn and river as they would in the regular game.




But after previewing my post I thought about this:

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. . . most people don't change their fold frequency on the flop because there is only $10 in the pot on the flop rather than $20.

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and this-

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The biggest adjustment most make in the 1-2 blind game is to play more hands, which might be a good adjustment if they were not already playing crap in the $4 game that they shouldn't even play for $2

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So maybe this means that the player who's starting hands now include 2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] and flops 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] might stick around to catch his 4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Maybe you do win a bigger pot when you win.

Either way I don't know if 2 and 3 can both be true:

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In the long run, the fives will

1. Cost less to play (you release almost every time you don't flop a set).

2. Hold up through the river more often when you do flop a set. And

3. Win a larger pot in those instances where you improve.

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