Hi guys, could you make a video on how to adjust strategy to different rake structures (high rake, low rake, no flop no drop, time rake, etc.)? It's a topic that I feel gets brushed over too easily. Thanks!
I moved to the Philippines to retire from Las Vegas. I don't play live often because it's a 3 hr drive for me. But when I do I am AMAZED how big the rake is! 25p-50p (basically 50c/$1.00) blinds is 10% max 300p. That's 6bb max rake! 50p-100p (basically $1-$2) blinds is 10% 400p max, or 4bb, but that's still nearly $8! 100-200p (basically $2-$4) blinds is 10% 500p max (I think?, can't recall). or $10usd. That's CRAZY high rake for a country that pays employees about $10 per DAY!
That's an amazing result! You bloated the pot to $280+ while holding kings. Variance is going to be very high in a game like that. You really have to buckle up and prepare for some crazy swings. Check out our live poker episode to get tips for playing in games like that ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QOuiNuK-G6I.html
Check out our article about playing with a button straddle upswingpoker.com/button-straddle/ It doesn't talk about playing vs 5x straddles, specifically. You'll have to play even more conservatively than the article suggests given such a big straddle.
Games with button straddles are fairly common now. Why hasn't anybody programmed a preflop solver to output some GTO ranges allowing for a (2bb) button straddle?
