Thoughts on Ratholing/Shortstacking...

[Talking Poker]

Actually, I don't. What in the hell is that supposed to mean?

I'm tempted to give it a whirl and see what kind of volume I could put in. I supposed I'd need to refine my "system" first though, before playing a ton of tables at a time.

[thrash1294]

I do it quite a bit .BIG variance also You never get a feel for the players at the table due to the fact your not there long enough. Also cris ferguson has a write up about this on his blog . He called it risk mamagement system and used it on his 0 t0 $10,000 quest

[Invigilator]

I think it was a typo (even on a made up word)

Adrenaliney

[Invigilator]

I have been running into this a lot lately. I have been cashing out quite a bit and only have the proper BR for 5 cent 10 cent.

I am regularly sitting at a table with $10-15, and most of the players are very shortstacked.

The ones who regularly buy in for 2 bucks are very straight forward. Since they tend to raise and shove with a much narrower range than a player with a bigger stack, I can at least gauge what is likely to come when they get into a hand. I pay a bit more attention to my position relative to them when they are in and I will adjust my ranges depending on how agro they tend to be.

I think it can be done well, but I see it as a method of variance control or for people playing above BR. The tried and true still seems the best for actually setting out to make the dough.

[herschelw]

I've done it. It's pretty break even at full ring(i.e. rakeback/fpp's = your profit).

[Mogul4]

Yeah, sorry, it was late.

And i meant it makes it kind of exciting, all in alot more, its kinda fun