Nate's rules for chopping

[Nate tha' Great]

1. If you're in a game* where almost everybody chops, then chop. However, if you're in a game where a substantial number of people (say 25%) play, even if a majority of people chop, then play.

2. If you don't know the game well enough to determine the general chop/play disposition, then assume that almost everybody chops if the stakes are 30/60 or lower, but that a substantial number of people play if the stakes are higher than 30/60.

3. Always play if the game is 5-handed or less, regardless of rules #1 and #2.

4. Play rather than chop your BB if you're playing rather than chopping your SB, regardless of rules #1-#3.

5. Always chop time pots, regardless of rules #1-#4.

Thoughts?

* By "game", I mean a particular limit at a particular casino. For example, "Wynn 40/80" is a game.

[Justin A]

Perfect.

[Joe Tall]

Nate, you are spot on and it's funny to hear you chat about LIVE poker!!

[Photoc]

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Perfect.

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HuH? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Too many rules for me to remember...lol

Simple, if I have a beer in front of me, I raise. If I dont have a beer, I chop.

[stinkypete]

6. always chop if the rake is high in relation to the stakes. there's no reason to chop in a 2/4 game with a 4 dollar drop.

it seems like you're figuring this live poker thing out. now you just need to work on that twitch in your left eye that makes it all too easy to call down your turn raises with ace high.

[jba]

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6. always chop if the rake is high in relation to the stakes. there's no reason to chop in a 2/4 game with a 4 dollar drop.

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I've honestly never been presented with a chop oppurtunity in a live 2/4 game. Maybe 30-40 hours.

[GuyOnTilt]

Hey Nate,

Looks pretty much spot on. Rules 4 and 5 are the most important. Also, I have my cutoff for never chopping at 6-handed instead of 5.

GoT

[Bremen]

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5. Always chop time pots, regardless of rules #1-#4.

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Of course if you're chopping time pots too much you probably shouldn't be doing them in the first place.

[Luv2DriveTT]

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Hey Nate,

Looks pretty much spot on. Rules 4 and 5 are the most important. Also, I have my cutoff for never chopping at 6-handed instead of 5.

GoT

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Exactly the same for me as well. Interestingly enough I got some shite from a local for no longer chopping when the game became six handed, I explained my position nicely but he wasn't a happy camper. Thats cool though, he tilted away his chips [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Too bad I wasn't in the hands to catch them though [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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[Edge34]

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6. always chop if the rake is high in relation to the stakes. there's no reason to chop in a 2/4 game with a 4 dollar drop.

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OK, call me slow here, but did you miss a "not" in there, as in "there's no reason not to chop in a 2/4 game with a 4 dollar drop"?