Legend5555
Full House
This is more to just start up a fun and interesting conversation.
I actually like Big O. But I think it's an overall bad game.
The problem with Big O, is that players that know what they are doing have a MASSIVE edge over players that don't. Truly massive. I think a good Big O player against any average lineup will probably be winning like 80-90% of their sessions.
When all players know what they are doing, it's basically everyone just flipping coins. There isn't enough bluffing in Big O. It's hard for there to be a ton since with 5 cards, the big hands tend to be out there a lot. Not that there is no bluffing mind you. Just that it's hard for there to be as much bluffing as in NLHE or 2-7 Single. Or even PLO.
As a better than average player. I love Big O. It's an easy gane to just print money at when you play against people that aren't very good. I remember my first exposure to it. We played a 25c/50c NL/PL 1/2 FL dealer's choice back in 2007. $100 cap buy in. Someone called Big O. I got into a hand where I flopped a wrap, nut low draw, nut flush draw on a Q high board. And got it in on the flop against QQxxx no low draw. This was early on in my mixed game play, but even then I knew that I was going to just destroy these players at that game.
It's a bad game because it causes bad players to go broke too quickly. And when good players play each other, it's boring.
Thoughts? Any game you think is even worse? For what reasons?
I actually like Big O. But I think it's an overall bad game.
The problem with Big O, is that players that know what they are doing have a MASSIVE edge over players that don't. Truly massive. I think a good Big O player against any average lineup will probably be winning like 80-90% of their sessions.
When all players know what they are doing, it's basically everyone just flipping coins. There isn't enough bluffing in Big O. It's hard for there to be a ton since with 5 cards, the big hands tend to be out there a lot. Not that there is no bluffing mind you. Just that it's hard for there to be as much bluffing as in NLHE or 2-7 Single. Or even PLO.
As a better than average player. I love Big O. It's an easy gane to just print money at when you play against people that aren't very good. I remember my first exposure to it. We played a 25c/50c NL/PL 1/2 FL dealer's choice back in 2007. $100 cap buy in. Someone called Big O. I got into a hand where I flopped a wrap, nut low draw, nut flush draw on a Q high board. And got it in on the flop against QQxxx no low draw. This was early on in my mixed game play, but even then I knew that I was going to just destroy these players at that game.
It's a bad game because it causes bad players to go broke too quickly. And when good players play each other, it's boring.
Thoughts? Any game you think is even worse? For what reasons?
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