lost $10..had tripled up at one point and then ****** it away $.30 at a time

all in on the river always looks like nuts in micro game...pick up those $2 pots

Quote: Originally posted by gator993 on 1/19/2010all in on the river always looks like nuts in micro game...pick up those $2 pots

Really? All-in on the river in micro games always looks like some dumbass overvaluing two pair to me.

2 pair I would consider the nuts in micro games...

Seriously in the Rush game where you dont see the same players everyhand playing tight I dont think is optimal at all. Because its cheap enough and I could afford to lose buy-ins to learn the game I played 2 sessions about 400 hands each. One I played premium hands. Got a bad beat when my AA got cracked by JJ or else I probably end up a good amount.

Then I played a session where I played 80% of the hands coming in for a raise or a reraise every time. Didnt matter what my cards were I was reraising anyone. I think (at least early on) people consider tight the optimal strategy so they always put someone on a hand. So the reraise with the follow up cbet was taking down almost everypot. If I got played back at I would give up....EXCEPT if it was another big stack then I would tend to 3 bet them on the flop because I noticed they had the same strategy. They would ultimately fold. Of course you have to pay attention to flop texture and maybe last night was just a small sample but betting and betting again seem optimal. I ended up around $25 in about 1 and 15 minutes (400 hands) playing .05/.10. I can't remember flopping one set and only flopped one flush with no action. It was all stealing pots. I think most grinders already know this strategy or will know it soon but seemed profitable one day 1.

Right now (last night, anyway) I think such a high % of players in the .05/.10 game were waiting for premium hands that playing an aggressive smallball style becomes very profitable. I swung down more than $20 initially (more than half due to getting it all in on the turn with a made straight and getting hit with a 4-outer boat), but grinded back to a $5 profit for my session (500ish hands, I think.)

I was going to download all my play of late into Poker Tracker, but I fear the rush game I played last night might break my computer during the process

It's going to make it way way easier to get ironman status and junk like that.

Quote: Originally posted by gator993 on 1/20/20102 pair I would consider the nuts in micro games...Seriously in the Rush game where you dont see the same players everyhand playing tight I dont think is optimal at all.  Because its cheap enough and I could afford to lose buy-ins to learn the game I played 2 sessions about 400 hands each.  One I played premium hands.  Got a bad beat when my AA got cracked by JJ or else I probably end up a good amount.Then I played a session where I played 80% of the hands coming in for a raise or a reraise every time.  Didnt matter what my cards were I was reraising anyone.  I think (at least early on) people consider tight the optimal strategy so they always put someone on a hand.  So the reraise with the follow up cbet was taking down almost everypot.  If I got played back at I would give up....EXCEPT if it was another big stack then I would tend to 3 bet them on the flop because I noticed they had the same strategy.  They would ultimately fold.  Of course you have to pay attention to flop texture and maybe last night was just a small sample but betting and betting again seem optimal.  I ended up around $25 in about 1 and 15 minutes (400 hands) playing .05/.10.  I can't remember flopping one set and only flopped one flush with no action.  It was all stealing pots.  I think most grinders already know this strategy or will know it soon but seemed profitable one day 1.

Ah. Didn't realize you were talking rush.

I agree about waiting for the nuts being silly in that set-up. Your table image is purely based on what people are expecting to see, not on what you're actually doing.

It's like taking a really fast-paced poker quiz about how to play randomized situations without reads.

doesnt have to be that fast paces every descision you get the same amount of time as normal. You just get to start another hand the moment you fold or decide to fold.

Right now the answer of the quiz is when in doube raise. Should never be calling in that game unless its a trap with the nuts.

Yeah, the fast-paced aspect is hand-to-hand, obviously.

I'm not sure about that never calling unless it's a trap thing, but I assume most would agree with you.

Usually any "never x unless y" statement about poker is automatically bad strategy, but since range balancing is irrelevant here, it could be valid.

ok I think calling sets you up to be abused and will face you with a big bet on the river unless you have a good read on opp (which is hard in rush) but I understand your point about using never.

Calling on river is obv ok. I just think you win many more pots taking the lead pre and post flop. Even with nothing. I might fire second barrell on turn if I got a caller but never on river unless Im pretty sure they came along on draw. Then I will fire a small 3rd shot to see if I can get them to fold a non made draw hand that can still beat my rags.

When I notice play adjusting I will have to tighten up and adjust.

Was up like $25 rushing. Now deep in the Daily Dollar, but I want to go to bed.

260th of 317. Started with 9,182. Sweet, sweet $3.20 profit already guaranteed.