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Op 6 max on 888
In an earlier op I demonstrated my total inability to understand Omaha and stopped after a post I made was shown to be nonsense and the free time that I was using to play whilst at work became unavailable.
This op comes with a set of rules which may annoy bankroll purists but which will enable me to play at a higher level quicker.
- Begin with a nominal $10 on 888. This is 5 buy-ins at $2
- Play at the lowest level until I have 5 buy-ins at the next level. Repeat through the levels.
- At any level above the lowest, drop down if my nominal roll falls below 3 buy-ins.
- If I drop down I need to gain one extra buy-in at the next level before going up again. eg if I fall below $12 at the $4 tables I must have a roll of $24 not $20 to go back up again.
- When going back up add half a buy in to the drop back, so in the $4 table example, when I hit $24, I would only drop back once more to $2 if the roll fell below $12.
888 have more levels than other sites. They spread $2, $4, $6, $10, $20, $30, $50 tables and higher. A maximum of 6 tables only can be played at any time so they don't attract the serious multitablers grinding other sites. The level of play is below Stars up to some serious money levels. I was watching a $1,000 table the other day. Someone shoved pocket aces on the river on a co-ordinated board and then complained that their “correct” play always lost.
I began the op on 17th January and so far have been ridiculously lucky.
$2 tables, 1,860 hands, + $10.67 @ 28.68 bb/100, roll $20.67
$4 tables, 1,368 hands, + $9.62 @ 17.58 bb/100, roll $30.29
$6 tables, 2,096 hands, + $22.30 @ 17.73 bb/100, roll $52.59
$10 tables, 917 hands, + $52.98 @ 57.78 bb/100, roll $108.57
$20 tables, 572 hands, + $44.78 @ 39.14 bb/100, roll $153.35
in progress
$30 tables, 131 hands, + $44.42 @ 113.03 bb/100, roll $197.77
I have not yet had to drop back. Just one serious suckout to report. This was at the $30 tables. I raised and was called with AA. The villain 2 bet shoved QQx and I called after some careful lack of thought. He showed trips and typed “NH” when I rivered him.
There does not seem to be a great skill gap between the levels. There are plenty of loose passives at the $30 tables and I've picked off some stunningly silly bluffs at the $10 and $20 levels. The only real marker that I have picked up is the increasing number of 3 bets preflop as the levels rise. The bluff 3 betters make themselves obvious.
At some level, probably quite close to where I am now I will bump into better players. I may change my rules when I get there or realise that I'm there already.
More to come.
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