tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post4151862496976452666..comments2023-09-07T06:01:31.574-07:00Comments on That's Not Poker: Pass the TrashMarshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-24491588489587232352007-11-12T16:52:00.000-08:002007-11-12T16:52:00.000-08:00Let's do it backwards. 12 preflop, and it goes do...Let's do it backwards. 12 preflop, and it goes down from there. ahhaMarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-78877426161895569072007-11-12T16:50:00.000-08:002007-11-12T16:50:00.000-08:00Hmmm. I guess that term is not standard and only w...Hmmm. I guess that term is not standard and only we use it...as a <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=stepped+limit&btnG=Google+Search" REL="nofollow">Google search</A> would seem to indicate.<BR/><BR/>Based on my email archives it appears that Ryan coined that term and it refers to a different betting limit for each round. In Ryan's case he was calling for stepped limit Omaha where bets were 3 chips pre-flop, 6 chips on the flop, 9 chips for the turn, and 12 chips at the river.<BR/><BR/>I know I've seen other instances where there were more than two increments in fixed limit betting but I am too lazy to find them right now. I think it was something like a 4/8 game but pre-flop was only 2 or something like that?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I thought the stepped limit Omaha game was a very good compromise between not being able to protect with limit and the wackiness of pot limit. I forgot to bring my new set of game cards or else we could have tried it on Saturday night.Sushi Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753872848839415763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-33580877079582187902007-11-12T14:18:00.000-08:002007-11-12T14:18:00.000-08:00What do you mean buy stepped limit? Doesn't it al...What do you mean buy stepped limit? Doesn't it already step from 4 to 8?Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-45656215797469153722007-11-12T10:23:00.000-08:002007-11-12T10:23:00.000-08:00OK, I misunderstood then about your dad's group.No...OK, I misunderstood then about your dad's group.<BR/><BR/>Now that you mention it I guess we did do an opening betting round one didn't we? I get so confused on mixed nights.<BR/><BR/>I suppose stiff ante works fine. The only person who is going to be pushing super hard before the pass is someone with dealt quads. Everyone else is going to only have a draw to a nutty hand.<BR/><BR/>So is half a small bet stiff enough in fixed limit? Should we standardize on that? What should it be if we go with stepped limit?Sushi Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753872848839415763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-22587056138244415132007-11-12T10:00:00.000-08:002007-11-12T10:00:00.000-08:00My dad’s group does not play with extra betting ro...My dad’s group does not play with extra betting rounds, I have just read about other people’s variation on the net and found that some employ pre- and post-pass betting rounds. We tried it, though, and I don’t think anyone was ever willing to fold before the pass. Of all the things we’ve tried so far, I liked the “stiff ante, high card acts first” approach best.<BR/><BR/>My dad’s group actually plays *all* of their games with straights and flushes counting against low hands, so in their PTT, the nut low is 6432A, and there is no “scoop” declare option. I think their “seven deuce” mentality is bad for most of the games they play with a low (especially PTT and the lack of a scoop attempt), and tried at one point to convince them that standard “real” poker low rules were better. I learned quickly that when in Rome, don’t try to teach old Romans new tricks.<BR/><BR/>I call O8 in that game a lot, and that’s the one time they allow “wheel as the nut low” poker rankings, since wheel-based low rules are at the heart of game.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129622740872167902noreply@blogger.com