Playing NL with a cap and short buyins

[DesertCat]

At my local Arizona Casino, they offer "Arizona Style" NL, i.e. 10/20 blinds with a $300 buyin and max $150 bet/raise limit. The bet limits are restricted by their compact with the state.

So the question I have is, how would you adjust strategy in a game like this? I'm thinking I should be (even) more aggressive about attacking the blinds, but I'm thinking that people will be more aggressive about defending as well. It seems implied odds will be less as well, since the cap can save people from being forced in, but I'm not sure how that changes my strategy.

[tbach24]

What a crazy game. You should be raising with KTs-KQ, A9s-AK, 22-AA, all SC's (56 and up), suited-gappers (6-8,10-7 and up. You have to be very aggressive. This is really such an odd game that I suggest avoiding it altogether unless you can get no poker action at all around where you live.

[DesertCat]

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What a crazy game. You should be raising with KTs-KQ, A9s-AK, 22-AA, all SC's (56 and up), suited-gappers (6-8,10-7 and up. You have to be very aggressive. This is really such an odd game that I suggest avoiding it altogether unless you can get no poker action at all around where you live.

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Thanks for the good advice, but I'm thinking of playing it instead of my usual 6/12. I've been playing a good deal of NL online lately, and I think it's a better structure for punishing poor players. Don't you think this structure is still better than limit?

[edtost]

this game will play gigantic compared to 6/12. probably bigger than a 20/40.

[DesertCat]

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this game will play gigantic compared to 6/12. probably bigger than a 20/40.

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I have the bankroll for 10-20, getting close to 20/40. I play 6/12 because it's so loose. But as I said, I'd rather play NL.

[bugstud]

I think it was J.A. Sucker that was playing the 20-200 on a regular basis. Don't hold me to it though.

[J.A.Sucker]

You are basically wrong if I understand the rules of the game. You would go broke faster than fast in the spread limit game at Bay 101 playing like this.

[tbach24]

How do you figure I'm wrong? Max. Buy-in = 15 BB's. You need to be stealing blinds. The higher the blinds/antes, the looser your starting hands need to be. And if you don't believe me read ToP's chapter called "Ante Structure." I've never played this game though, it's my basic thoughts on how a game like this should be played.

[bugstud]

you're playing essentially a $150 big bet game with $30 in blinds.

You can play it like a 150/150 LHE game where your opponents unwittingly underbet a lot and the blinds are tiny.

[J.A.Sucker]

The question is what are the buy ins. You seem to think it's 300 max, while I would think it's 300 min. If you're correct, then I wouldn't even bother to play the game. If I'm correct, I may move to Phoenix.