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Old 08-03-2009, 02:35 AM     Post subject: I need your oppinions #1 (permalink)  

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HellO guys I am a newbie. I play Holdem with my friends, since we cannot find more ppl, we remove cards from 2 to 6 . What do you think about this way of playing?¿
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Old 08-03-2009, 03:19 AM #2 (permalink)  
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Well you are no longer playing texas holdem. You do realize that you can play holdem with only 2 people right? It's called Heads Up, and you still use the exact same rules. What is your purpose for removing cards from the deck?
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Old 08-03-2009, 03:28 AM #3 (permalink)  
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Another variant is Royal Holdem which is usually played with blinds and limit betting and only uses the cards T-A. I think you can, or at least used to be able to, play this on UltimateBet.
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Old 08-03-2009, 02:51 PM #4 (permalink)  

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The reason is, we see straight draws more than a pair or a two pair .
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Old 08-03-2009, 02:57 PM #5 (permalink)  

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Spoonitnow, what do u think about this game, since the odds are greatly increased I am unable to bluff and ppl always calls the bet
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Old 08-03-2009, 04:28 PM #6 (permalink)  
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Spoonitnow, what do u think about this game, since the odds are greatly increased I am unable to bluff and ppl always calls the bet
I'm not sure what you mean.
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I only have 2 simple rules when I am coaching a new student.

Rule # 1: don't ask questions

Rule # 2: don't ask questions

I have no interest in discussing strategy with a protege'. Your job is to remain quiet and listen. I have a very systematic approach that I will share with the right candidate and I promise that I will turn you into a force of nature and show you elements of the game of poker that you never knew existed.
 
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Old 08-03-2009, 06:58 PM #7 (permalink)  

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Since we have less cards, there is a huge chance to make straight . Anyways what do you think about playin holdem with aces and 8 and higher cards
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:11 PM #8 (permalink)  
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Why don't you just play with all of the cards? I still fail to see your reasoning for wanting to remove cards because "we don't have enough people" is very poor reasoning. If are just wanting to have fun and experiment with different variants, then that's fine.

And personally, I think it's retarded to play holdem if any cards are removed.
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Old 08-03-2009, 07:40 PM #9 (permalink)  
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You could do 7-card no peek with the 6th card wild...

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Old 08-04-2009, 12:22 AM #10 (permalink)  
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I think learning regular heads up play would be beneficial, since you could actually get good and make money. Just need to lower your standards with hands.

You could also play a standard variant like omaha, if you like making big hands.
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Old 08-04-2009, 02:51 PM #11 (permalink)  
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And personally, I think it's retarded to play holdem if any cards are removed.


agree 100%....just don't understand the reasoning behind this.....why not use all cards & help improve ur heads-up play
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Old 08-04-2009, 06:44 PM #12 (permalink)  
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That's how I used to play it with my friends, too. The reason we played it like that was we were seeing flush over flush, quads, fullhouse, straightflushes,.. etc. We didn't know how to play with the whole deck and we found it more fun.
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Old 08-04-2009, 11:48 PM #13 (permalink)  
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When I play hold 'em at home, I deal out all the cards to the players, and then each player in turn asks a player if they have any cards of a given rank (say, "give me all your threes"). And then the other player tells him to "go fish".

This Texas Hold 'Em game is so much fun!
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Old 08-05-2009, 12:14 AM #14 (permalink)  
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Lawdude, That is an awesome Variation. I will start doing this at my home game.
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Old 08-05-2009, 01:45 AM #15 (permalink)  
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It's still a holdem variant, not an entirely different game. There are other variants you can do like six community cards and/or three starting cards (aka pineapple) and/or play high/low split with no qualifier for the low.
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I only have 2 simple rules when I am coaching a new student.

Rule # 1: don't ask questions

Rule # 2: don't ask questions

I have no interest in discussing strategy with a protege'. Your job is to remain quiet and listen. I have a very systematic approach that I will share with the right candidate and I promise that I will turn you into a force of nature and show you elements of the game of poker that you never knew existed.
 
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Old 08-05-2009, 06:36 PM #16 (permalink)  

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Yes it is true, having a straigght hand is very easy. Pocket pairs, three of a kinds and two pairs are easly beatable . I connot keep my cchip leading. Any advices you can give me?
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Old 08-05-2009, 08:12 PM #17 (permalink)  
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Besides playing with a full deck? No I'm all tapped out on ideas.
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Old 08-05-2009, 09:11 PM #18 (permalink)  
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I'd suggest talking them into playing pot-limit Royal holdem if they like to play a lot of hands. If you play super tight you could seriously bust multiple people in one night.

Additionally playing variants like this can be massively +EV if you adjust and figure the things out that you need to figure out odds-wise before your opponents do.
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I only have 2 simple rules when I am coaching a new student.

Rule # 1: don't ask questions

Rule # 2: don't ask questions

I have no interest in discussing strategy with a protege'. Your job is to remain quiet and listen. I have a very systematic approach that I will share with the right candidate and I promise that I will turn you into a force of nature and show you elements of the game of poker that you never knew existed.
 
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