Longest Loss-less Span

GeoffM · #1 01-10-05, 01:22 PM

Okay, I do understand your reasoning, however I disagree that winning sessions win you less. My explanation is that when you do know exactly how to play, you will actually win more IMO than hold'em. My reasoning is you have a better chance at AT LEAST half of the pot, hold'em it's either you win or lose the entire pot. In O8B, a lot of times I'll be going for the high with an A4 and 2 high cards, and then the flop comes down 235 and I'm laughing all the way to the bank. People in O8B will almost always draw to half of the pot, but the only time you want to do that is when you are high and there is no low pot.

As for ring games, you are right and people do play with rags. However, all the better to shove in some extra bets with a good solid hand. The game will correct itself in the long run so playing in a weak ring game can be extremely, and believe me, I mean extremely profitable. Everyone and his mother knows the basics of hold'em, but in O8B knowing the basics, you'll get ass-raped by anyone who knows how to play.

But sitngos are the easiest. Let's see, I played in 7 sitngos this weekend and came 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, and lost one on a bad beat. But I bought in $77 in tourney fees and cashed out $210, nice value. And these are generally the same people I play against every day. I played the ring games but couldn't find my niche this weekend so I think I should've stayed away from them this weekend, but other weeks I've run rampant. I remember playing a few months back on Party at a .50/1.00 table and winning $45 of a $60 pot. LOL, on low limits that is incredible and it is extremely hard to find a hold'em pot that large at such low limits.

Talking Poker · #2 01-10-05, 03:16 PM

My longest winning streak... Playing $5/$10 short Hold'Em.... I logged 31 out of 32 winning sessions, including more than 20 in a row. Not bad for short seated

GeoffM · #3 01-10-05, 03:23 PM

I really do need to start logging, I've been playing a ton lately and it would be cool to see how much longer I can hold this up. Maybe I'll break DiMaggio's record LMAO. I think it's been about 20 sessions since I lost, and my lowest win was $12, so I'm not counting $1 and $2 profit days (those days suck ass, and ever notice it's always the marathon days?).

eddo31 · #4 01-10-05, 04:09 PM

i cant believe i was dumb enough to say that i was on a hot streak playing o8b. first session after the post was just a slaughter of missed draws and counterfeited hands.

serves me right.