Who are the scariest shorthanded 20/40 players at Party? (Likely LC)

Grisgra · #1 08-31-2005, 03:15 PM

Besides me, of course [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img].

Threads like these end up being pretty damn useless. But I'm really, REALLY bored right now, so before I get back to work I thought I'd post something marginal. (I don't even have access to PT right now, so I can't even start us off with a list of names.)

On the other hand, I'm playing more and more 20/40, so tell me who to fear. (Though I fear just about everybody at that game. Stupid 50/30/2 players. I hate 'em hate 'em hate 'em. Until they call me down with bottom pair several times in a row and turn a losing session into a 5BB/100 session. Then they're my bestest friends.)

To the complainers: As a resident Carpal Tunnel, I get one marginal post every week or two. I'm due.

Surfbullet · #2 08-31-2005, 03:17 PM

*whine whine LC post go home etc etc*.

How's the 20/40 gris? I'm finally feeling like the 10/20 is my playground, but I'll likely be camped here for awhile since I need the "reliable" income. Is it significantly different?

Surf

sthief09 · #3 08-31-2005, 03:21 PM

it's a fuckload more aggressive and significantly tougher (partially because of a combination of that and the doubled stakes)

Surfbullet · #4 08-31-2005, 03:23 PM

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it's a fuckload more aggressive and significantly tougher (partially because of a combination of that and the doubled stakes)

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Good to know. Thanks.

Surf

arkady · #5 08-31-2005, 04:15 PM

yeah what sthief said, one thing i did notice - its a viable strategy to find super lags and get position on them. the kind of super lags that only seem to hover 15/30 and above, they can be very profitable. downside of course is that the pot average skyrockets because of them and the tables will eventually fill up. mind you these super lags will not play in the full and will typically get up and find another SH game.

MarkD · #6 08-31-2005, 04:13 PM

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it's a fuckload more aggressive and significantly tougher (partially because of a combination of that and the doubled stakes)

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About a month ago I played a few thousand hands of 20/40 full and didn't think it was "that" different from 15/30 full. This was less than 5k hands though and none of it shorthanded. I felt entirely comfortable.

A quick stint into 30/60 full was totally different though. Maybe i feel this way because I won at 20 and lost at 30.

wheelz · #7 08-31-2005, 04:16 PM

I'm sure that helps...

Is 15/30 full still a juicy game? I'm thinking about 4 tabling full tables instead of 2 tabling short ones for a change.

baronzeus · #8 08-31-2005, 04:17 PM

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I'm sure that helps...

Is 15/30 full still a juicy game? I'm thinking about 4 tabling full tables instead of 2 tabling short ones for a change.

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Generally if you sit at short full tables they are very juicy.

I regularly find 3-4 10 handed games with vpip > 30 of 15/30 full.

MarkD · #9 08-31-2005, 04:18 PM

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I'm sure that helps...

Is 15/30 full still a juicy game? I'm thinking about 4 tabling full tables instead of 2 tabling short ones for a change.

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15/30 full is not the game that it was 6 months. Not even close. It's still beatable and a good game but relatively speaking it's much harder than it was.

Grisgra · #10 08-31-2005, 03:24 PM

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*whine whine LC post go home etc etc*.

How's the 20/40 gris? I'm finally feeling like the 10/20 is my playground, but I'll likely be camped here for awhile since I need the "reliable" income. Is it significantly different?

Surf

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The game is freakin' crazy. Even the fish regularly pwn me postflop. It's as though everyone is bluffing at exactly the theoretical rate they should ala Theory of Poker. It's VERY easy to dump lots of bets fast if you get impatient, but on the other hand retreating into your shell and not bluffing ever doesn't seem like a valid strategy, especially when the games are 3-handed and 4-handed (as they often are).

In other words, I love it. The 10/20 seems like the Paradise 1/2 5-handed games after you've played the 20/40. (I've only put in ~7k hands total or so at the 20/40, so I'm definitely not a veteran. Just giving my initial impressions.)

I still play more 10/20 than 20/40, but . . . well, this month I'm going to aim for an even split.

Ah, one big drawback: tables filling up after you've taken some beats but have finally gotten a bead on your opposition. Sorry, but full ring is toooo damn slow.