Uncapped 25c/50c: The biggest little game in Texas (1 Viewer)

[nlhenerd]

The biggest little game in Texas. 25c/50c blinds uncapped. We used arias cash chips for some denominations and tournament chips for larger denominations. These are live stack photos. I’ll leave the chip counting to you.

For those who like deep stacked poker: have you checked your 10,000+ big blind solves?

@toothpic

 

[toothpic]

I’m at the baby table

 

[nlhenerd]

I didn’t even photograph my stack. It was quite unremarkable. I was at the small table being relentlessly 3 bet by Toothpic.

 

[davislane]

The biggest little game in Texas. 25c/50c blinds uncapped. We used arias cash chips for some denominations and tournament chips for larger denominations. These are live stack photos. I’ll leave the chip counting to you.

For those who like deep stacked poker: have you checked your 10,000+ big blind solves?

@toothpic

are you suggesting that the 25k chip represents 25k in cash for a 25c/50c game?

 

[grebe]

Serious question:

Why not just play 1/2 or 2/5?

 

[louBdub]

Am I mathtarded……. Or is there a $50Kish stack at a 50c table?

That’s not a deep stack…. That’s an infinite black hole stack

 

[Ben8257]

We get $4 -$5k on the table in a $.25/$.50 game... but that is next level... I agree with above statements... minimum should be playing $2/$5. IMO it is false advertising by telling people it is a $.25/$.50 game when in reality it is anything but... also $60k on the table with probably the MOST produced Tina cheap chips made at this point... cool to see but if you have that much on the table, you can afford custom chips.

 

[ThinkingFold]

IMO it is false advertising by telling people it is a $.25/$.50 game when in reality it is anything but...

Yeah, I long ago learned that "What's the buy-in?" is way more important than "What's the stakes?".

I've never understood the point in underselling a game.

 

[nlhenerd]

Yes that’s a $50K stack. There was about $90K on the table. No- no one in that very tightly invited game was going to sneak chips in.

And it’s not false advertising. The people at the big table know who they’re playing against and what those people typically buy in for.

The smaller table had about 5% as much money in it as the big table ($4K-$5K) and played more like $1/$2.

The game runner definitely didn’t let anyone think it was typical .25/.50. A friend of mine said he might sit at the big table with a $1K first bullet and his response was “if you’re sure you want a seat, sure, but it’s a pretty big shot take.” A lot of hands at that table straddled $1/$2/$4/$8/$16 and sometimes $32, so it was really playing more like a $10/$20. A deep $10/$20 at that.

No one was fooled. He calls it the biggest little game in Texas on purpose. It’s fun.

 

[nlhenerd]

Serious question:

Why not just play 1/2 or 2/5?

1) The people at the big table are fans of deep stack poker.
2) They are not crusty old poker pros or hoodie/backpack wearing brats who are sick of the game and only play studied spots - they like having fun.
3) It's really fun to talk about.

 

[Chawks45]

I was at the small table being relentlessly 3 bet by Toothpic.

That's when you immediately four-bet him with ATC and try to out-junk him on the flop (I've played with @toothpic ).

 

[toothpic]

That was a fun game and an interesting new dynamic. How often do you see an uncapped game at the smaller stakes?

Sorry @nlhenerd , the first seat open was to your left and yes I did 3 bet a lot but all my hands completely wiffed in the beginning so I was quite literally donating money. I don't think I even won a hand until the 3rd hour

Just to echo some of what was said above, no one was duped and they were well aware of the game they were getting into. I got there late and waited for the small table to have an open seat. The small table played like a 1/2 table as there was typically a straddle to 1 and often a straddle to 2. My buy in at that table was $300 and most were buying in at least $100. Was down to about 120 at one point then built my stack up nicely again to around 500 before a bad Omaha bomb pot took a hundo from me lol. It was a fun game and pretty social for the most part. Lots of beer and cocktails were flowing, I think they even ran out of bourbon at one point until someone showed up with another bottle.

The big table was definitely advertised as a big table. I think the smaller stack I saw there was around $4k, maybe some smaller stacks were in there from time to time but I can't see them lasting long. These guys are poker players, not chippers, and from what I could tell they play with each other often and are just having a good time. I don't think the majority of the population thinks like us in regards to chips, but I did hear that a lot of people thought the aria card molds were awesome. Would I be happy if they one day went to full custom clays, heck yea but it's a fun game as it is. There's plenty of hosted capped games we can play at if this type of dynamic isn't our thing or is uncomfortable for us. I'm guessing this is how it feels playing 1/2 at the golden nugget when people buy in for tens of thousands as well.

 

[toothpic]

That's when you immediately four-bet him with ATC and try to out-junk him on the flop (I've played with @toothpic ).

I'm all in.

 

[CraigT78]

Why does everyone only have two cards?

 

[toothpic]

Bomb pots were the only time I got more than 2 cards. Coincidentally those are also the hands where I won and lost the most.

 

[Bill_Man618]

We get $4 -$5k on the table in a $.25/$.50 game... but that is next level... I agree with above statements... minimum should be playing $2/$5. IMO it is false advertising by telling people it is a $.25/$.50 game when in reality it is anything but... also $60k on the table with probably the MOST produced Tina cheap chips made at this point... cool to see but if you have that much on the table, you can afford custom chips.

I’ve got like $15MM in my apartment I’ve learned today. I just gotta get to this game so I can cash it in

 

[upNdown]

There's definitely something ironic about one of the biggest games I've seen on this site being played with the cheapest chips you can get on this site.
I'd like to watch a game that deep. I don't get it personally - it seems like uncapped low stakes that play huge is just a novelty. But I'd like to see it in action.

 

[louBdub]

I love the uncapped, honestly wish my circle would play that way, but then I’d be pitching cards to empty chairs, all alone…. Being sad.

The crazy thing about this is the chips. $100K on a table, with literally Chinese Alibaba chips. Wild ass host if you ask me haha.

But, do your thang!

 

[Thomacetti]

Why does everyone only have two cards?

Now THAT is the real issue here..

 

[nlhenerd]

The game runner has a beautiful set of Paulsons good for $1/$2 up to about $2/$5, but this game needs chip denominations from .25 to at least $1000 and this is the only set we could come up with to accommodate the game on short order. My CPC set will be able to host a single table of .25/.50 with $1K chips for weird crap like this, but a 2 table set is out of my price range.

 

[timinater]

If everyone's having fun and it's working - (gonna try this in Texan), fill y'er boots y'all.

I get the schtick but might I recommend going to $1/$1 and at least doing away with the fracs?

 

[grebe]

If you have $5K behind and you fold your $32 straddle to a $100 raise, does this qualify you for #fakeaction?

Honestly, I don't want to crap on somebody's game, but this is such a novelty. I would rather play 25/50 with 100 bigs. Mind you, this is 100X bigger, but same buy ins. (of course, I am not doing either of these things).

 

[louBdub]

Small posts….. 25 cents

Big posts…………. 50 cents

UTG is all like….. raise ten thousand big blinds…

 

[nlhenerd]

just a novelty

such a novelty

I see nothing wrong with this.

 

[HaRDHouSeiNC]

Makes More sense to play a 5/5 /100 ante game to me

 

[pltrgyst]

The stupid is bigger in Texas...

 

[davislane]

Yes that’s a $50K stack. There was about $90K on the table. No- no one in that very tightly invited game was going to sneak chips in.

And it’s not false advertising. The people at the big table know who they’re playing against and what those people typically buy in for.

The smaller table had about 5% as much money in it as the big table ($4K-$5K) and played more like $1/$2.

The game runner definitely didn’t let anyone think it was typical .25/.50. A friend of mine said he might sit at the big table with a $1K first bullet and his response was “if you’re sure you want a seat, sure, but it’s a pretty big shot take.” A lot of hands at that table straddled $1/$2/$4/$8/$16 and sometimes $32, so it was really playing more like a $10/$20. A deep $10/$20 at that.

No one was fooled. He calls it the biggest little game in Texas on purpose. It’s fun.

Fair enough. So basically a gimmick/novelty of calling it a 25c/50c when it's actually closer to a $25/$50 game. Hey whatever works!

 

[grebe]

I see nothing wrong with this.

If the players are happy, that's all that matters.

 

[Machine]

I think the host would benefit from reading:

Cardrooms: Everything Bad and How to Make Them Better: An Analysis of Those Areas Where Poker Rooms Need Improvement​

The Author talks about longevity of games and how it correlates to the cap(s). The book is focused on public cardrooms / casinos, and is a bit redundant in some of the points they make.

I'll paraphrase - Having an uncapped game (with these low stakes) is bad for the longevity of the game as it allows bad (new) players to make horrible decisions that lead to bad experiences, this can have a large impact on their bankroll and prevent them from being a long-term player, leaving a game short on players, and short on losing players.

This type of game heavily leans towards 'better' players and ultimately will transform into a nitty game and then kills the game.

I've seen games broke from where a significant other hears about the poker losses and calls the police, these types of stakes would be in the highest risk for this.