Cash Game What to expect from play the 7-2 game? (8 Viewers)

[emunster18]

We play a 0.25/0.50 game with a $100 buy-in cap on a monthly basis. Run a randomized $2 bomb pot every orbit and thinking about adding the 7-2 game this month. Of my regulars, maybe 1 of them has played it before.

What should I expect from game play, if we play a $2 7-2 game? Most pots range from $15-$40. Are players going to start bluffing off an entire stack to try to take down a $16 7-2 bonus?

 

[Dodger]

Only the crazies will take it that far. The smarter players will understand when they are beat and let it go.

We have 7-2 in play most cash games. We see some larger pre-flop and flop bets to try to win it early, but rarely does it make it to the river with an all-in.

 

[JustinInMN]

IMO the main effect of the 7-2 game is to pretty much eliminate the success of steal raises preflop.

If the 7-2 tax is going to be 4xBB, then and adjustment to defend the blinds more widely makes sense to a point. The raisers now have one trash hand in their opening range, and if they have it, it will cost you 4bb. Whereas the price of a call, especially from the blinds are about the same and you might hit something.

Players may overdefend with this in play, and players may overbluff with this in play, sure. All part of the intrigue.

But the one obvious change is the big blind at the very list has incentive to defend more widely, which will lead to fewer raise-it-take-it pots.

 

[TheYeti]

We played the seven-deuce game for a few years at my game. My degens would chase it all the time, and the bounty was only $1 per player. Saw many a player lose their stack chasing it. lol

Got rid of it a couple years ago and nobody misses it.

 

[rum3002576]

ive never played it but sure sounds fun

 

[exodus]

We play 7-2 for $5/player if you are successful. My guys don’t go to crazy with the hand but a few will give it a try here and there. Opens the game a bit more but nothing like shoving all in or anything preflop. YMMV

 

[Labrat]

We've played it, but sometimes it makes the play get stupid. We've steered more towards bomb pots and squid games as of late.

 

[ChuckZ55]

We've played it, but sometimes it makes the play get stupid. We've steered more towards bomb pots and squid games as of late.

We have started to do more of the other games as well. There’s certainly a place for any game to promote more action, but so many that are better than 7-2 IMO

 

[ovo]

it's fun to bluff

 

[GamingWithChips]

I like the 7-2 game more as bragging rights/showing you have some balls, if you win with it you get a small 1-2x BB as a reward but more importantly you get to laugh at the person who lost lol

Also, I like to make it a qualifying hand as I think winning it with a lucky flop is silly, ex: you can't win the game with quad 7's...not sure where exactly to draw the line but in the past I've done it where you can only win with a bluff/semi bluff (ie 1 pair or worse)