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tilllttt's Poker Blog

January 20, 2010

just got done logging my first 5k hand day playing rush poker. it was absolutely INSANE! it's unlike anything ive ever experienced in poker. i think im hooked too. it's so weird. when i first started playing it i was just laughing because it was just so ridiculously aggro. im only playing 50nl until i get used to it, but holy shit it is seriously a rush when you are playing. the preflop aggression is just crazy right now. i'm not sure if it's because a lot of players that normally play higher are now mixed in the game, but between the higher limit players and the bad ssnl that overcompensate it makes for some fricking wild situations.

of course i lose a 600bb pot when i got in top set vs huge draw on flop:

http://weaktight.com/1920827

here is just a taste of the monkey aggression that is going on:

http://weaktight.com/1920830

http://weaktight.com/1920831

http://weaktight.com/1920832

http://weaktight.com/1920835

i mean, it can be really tough, especially when you're working with some seriously deep stacks. i saw one guy tonight with a 1600 stack at 50nl. nothing like being 3200bb deep. i wouldn't even be surprised if someone had him covered.

the other thing that makes it challenging is that you typically have no idea how these players are playing at all. that gets tough when you're playing super deep and everyone is totally splashing it around. sure, i recognized a few names, and will probably get reads on players as i go along, but if the player pool is over 500 then a vast majority of your hands are going to be played against relative unknowns. even if you're playing against someone you know, you still have no idea how they are playing at the time. i'm sure there were times i was running 15/12 and others that i was 24/20. i just don't see how you can play real laggy though and make it work. the aggression, stacks and lack of reads would seem to make it really really tough to play laggy unless you were totally comfortable with a super high variance style. i mean, i started feeling like aq, and 88 were the nuts preflop.

the other thing that makes lagging it up difficult is that usually you use that image to your advantage in a normal game. well, that doesn't work here. they don't know you're capable of firing multiple barrels with air. in fact, i think that's what everyone assumes. no one ever believes you have a hand. bluffing is much much more difficult. just think about players natural tendencies when they sit at a table. the first time they get 3b then they think someone is making a move. or the first time they get 4b, or whatever. the aggression level is just off the charts preflop. i don't think i have ever been reraised so much in my life. that's why hands like a10, kq, 66, whatever might even be folds in early position given the dynamics of this game, stack sizes, etc. i mean, what do you do when you raise kq utg and get 3b when you are 300bb deep vs an unknown? and trust me, there is so much 3betting and squeezing going on you are very likely to encounter one or the other.

i have a feeling this is going to get to be even bigger. poker players are action monkeys, period. we thrive on it. playing rush poker will give you all the action you could ever want. you can play about 1200 hands/hour just 4 tabling. i played over 5k hands today which is the most i've ever played in one day. i think this game is really going to become a big thing in poker. there is just far too much interest in action and multitabling grinders. i think it's a revolutionary idea. it will be really interesting to see what kinds of adjustments are made as the game evolves. you would think it has to change as people adjust, but since most players are generally bad players anyway who make poor adjustments, i'm not so sure it will ever be that much different. time will tell.

all i know is that it was crazy, and if you haven't tried it you have to give it a shot.