One of the stupidest things I've ever seen

[bdawg31]

This sounds like a crazy game - and my first gut-reaction is to think like everyone else in that it sounds 'stupid'. But, is it? In theory, one should be able to adjust to this game like any other poker game, right? In theory - this game should be profiable just as any other if played correctly.

I am thinking that one would have to completely re-evaluate starting hands.

[Talking Poker]

I agree. I think you'd want to see a flop with pretty much any hand you would play out of the small blind - and maybe even a few more (ALL one gap non-suited connectors, for example).

I think they key to winning here would be evaluating your hand on the flop and proceeding correctly. Jam it when you have the goods, chase NUT draws when the price is right, and dump everything else.

The pot is going to be laying you sick odds, but getting in the habit of chasing runners is a bad idea.

Or is it..............? The more I think about it, the more I think mathematically, you might be correct in chasing almost everything. And if everyone is correct in doing that, you might as well all ante $10 and just deal out 5 card stud. Yeah, that's no fun.

Actually, a "fun" way to approach this game would be to bet/raise at EVERY opportunity, EVERY single hand. Depending on how the table reacts, that might even be the optimal strategy! If you can take down 25% of the pots uncontested before showdown, I'm guessing you'd come out ahead.

Crazy.

[PShabi]

No pots were going down uncontested. None. It played like the game I described with EVERYONE seing nearly every card.

So, yeah, bingo.

[Talking Poker]

At the Melbourne track, he says....... Tsk, tsk, tsk. I thought we were friends! What, you're too cool to drink beer with me now?

That does it.... pshabi has just been banned!

[Gordogg]

The $2 ante and everyone chasing there draws reminds me of implicit collusion. Your AA isn't going to hold up very often under those game conditions. So yeah, bingo anyone?

[humpty99]

I was in Sarasota last summer on vacation, and I played on a boat casino somewhere near St. Pete. They were running normal games. May want to try to find it. When I was searching for places prior to vacation online, I saw nothing about these boat casinos in Florida. All you could find was Indian Reservations, and they were the 2 dollar crap you are talking about. I asked a lady that worked at our condo, and she told me about the St. Pete boats.

[eddo31]

i think for the $2 ante game you should basically play every single hand preflop, and you will make money based upon your postflop decisions.

the pot will always be huge preflop, and your implied odds will be ridiculous in just about every situation. value betting will be minimal, as you should just hammer away against the gambl000rs. bluffing is out of the question altogether.

might be an interesting game to play in, and im pretty sure that the experience would be enhanced with serious amounts of alcohol.