Re: Soko; anyone play?
I've played in 4 low buy-in soko tournaments at 24h and have managed to make the final table twice, and get close to the money one other time. (There are usually somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 entrants.) There are a few tough players but for the most part the level of play is pretty poor.
I have to believe there are lots of people in these who are coming from limit games because making minimum-sized bets and raises is very common. In the one I played this morning I couldn't count how many times I'd see somebody with a big pair and up against two flush draws bet 50 into a 600 chip pot, or something similar. Maybe they just haven't figured out how to work the slider...
As for the example of having JTs versus 88, what to do would depend heavily on how live your cards were and what cards were still to act. I'd probably be inclined to call here if the upcards were favorable - the combined chance of making a good draw or a pair by 3rd make it worth seeing a card, I think. (I'd definitely call if the pair of 8's was one of those guys who always bet the minimum, since I wouldn't be afraid of being pushed off a draw by a pot-sized bet.)
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