Two general questions regarding PL Omaha

FishyWhale · #1 06-28-2003, 07:08 AM

1) We played our $5 single blind game with a $7 time charge every half hour - is this cheap, so-so, or steep?

2) I keep track of results in big bets/hours, and I just want to make sure: A big bets in Omaha is always twice the (biggest) blind? (in my case $10)

redmarion · #2 06-28-2003, 07:42 AM

(1) Time charge $7? Is this a home game? Sounds like the host is making a killing. Do they provide a full catered meal (not burgers & dogs). If this were a casino, this would have to be a large game. Time carge is relative to the size of the game. How much money is in play? $14 x 9 plyrs = $126 per hour to host for providing the game. If you are dealing 40 hands per hour and each player is paying $14 = $0.35 per hand per player (steep charge). This game must be "big" to be taking this much money out of the game and it's still running?
(2) Single blind PLO. There is no established "big-bet." You are referring to limit poker terminaology. You are trying to establish the "earn rate." Keep track for some specified number of hours of play and the amount of net winnings. Net winnings divided by hours played = earned rate per hour (e.g. $10785 / 675 hrs. = $15.98/hr)

FishyWhale · #3 06-28-2003, 08:14 AM

Single blind PLO. There is no established "big-bet." You are referring to limit poker terminaology.

I know, but since I assume that wins/losses also go up and down with the size of the blind(s) just as in limit games, I thought why not stick to the same system and also keep track in terms of (fictitious) big bets the size of twice the (biggest) blind?

gdaily · #4 06-28-2003, 10:01 AM

I have, for a number of years, been around 5-10 big blinds winner/hour in our two-blind game. I would use 5 times the blind as a "big bet" similarity you are asking fore. But as the other poster said, easier way is just to look dollars/hour, not bb/hour

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Ola