Opinions on Big River Texas Hold'em

RazzO

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Nov 21, 2002, 1:53:36 PM11/21/02

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Big River Texas Hold'em is mostly played in Russia & Europe.
It's so different than limit hold'em but yet it is limit hold'em.
'Big River' hold'em is a game, like, $4-$8-$8/$20. On the RIVER you can
bet $. or $20. I have not played much pot limit Texas hold'em(small
micro and a few lives games at $1-$2 blind) and would like to hear
opinions from the players who play Big River compared to pot limit.
It's different. I would just like to hear different views.
I am going to write an article on 'how to play it' on "the river".

http://www.PopularPoker.com is spreading Big River Hold'em and 5 Card
Omaha and is starting REAL MONEY as early as this week.

Thanks,

razzo

arlo payne

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Nov 21, 2002, 2:46:02 PM11/21/02

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OMG

Razzo writing an article on how to play it on the river.

I really think it is time for him to come out of the rain.

Well after thinking about it maybe he is on to something. lets review:
1. He knows nothing about it.
2. Asking for blind input.
3. Can't stay on a subject.
4. Thinks of himself as a key poker figure.

Better Idea:
He should write about something he knows.

Let me start him off:
How to suck up to a casino boss.

Arlo

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RazzO

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Nov 21, 2002, 2:54:37 PM11/21/02

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Thanks, Arlo.

razz

lvdlrs

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Nov 21, 2002, 2:58:05 PM11/21/02

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A $5-10-20 on the end omaha/8 game is sometimes spread
at the Gold Strike now. It went last weekend. It was
a full kill game too but the kill pot stayed 20 on the
end instead of going to 40. So I guess you could call
it a Big River game on the non kill hands.

Gary (...) Philips

Phat Mack

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Nov 21, 2002, 4:27:32 PM11/21/02

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Hold 'em with a large bet on the end is popular in Louisiana and Texas.
Gary Carson discusses it in his book and posted some good info about it
here a few years ago. You might want to check out Google.

Mack

RazzO

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Nov 21, 2002, 10:39:04 PM11/21/02

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I posted the incorrect blinds. Big River Texas hold'em has a 10xSB or 5xBB.

Many of you knew this...
My example below should have read;

Example 4/4/8/8(optional big bet 40) or
5/10/50
10/20/100

I just started playing it at www.PopularPoker.com and discovered its
played little in the country and on the Net.

Thanks.. I'll go back to Carson's site and read this.

razzo

tadperry

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Nov 22, 2002, 7:58:46 AM11/22/02

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"RazzO" <ra...@razzo.com> wrote in message
news:3DDD2BB0...@razzo.com...

> Big River Texas Hold'em is mostly played in Russia & Europe.
> It's so different than limit hold'em but yet it is limit hold'em.
> 'Big River' hold'em is a game, like, $4-$8-$8/$20. On the RIVER you can
> bet $. or $20. I have not played much pot limit Texas hold'em(small
> micro and a few lives games at $1-$2 blind) and would like to hear
> opinions from the players who play Big River compared to pot limit.
> It's different. I would just like to hear different views.
> I am going to write an article on 'how to play it' on "the river".

We used to have something fairly similar in Washington: it was called
"triple-five-ten" where betting was 5-5-5-10. The main thing is that you can
continue your weaker draws to the river because of the reward if you hit.

tvp

Mark P.

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Nov 22, 2002, 2:47:49 PM11/22/02

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Phat Mack <phat...@bigfoot.edu> wrote in message news:<phat_mack-823D6...@central.isp.giganews.com>...

> Hold 'em with a large bet on the end is popular in Louisiana and Texas.
> Gary Carson discusses it in his book and posted some good info about it
> here a few years ago. You might want to check out Google.
>
> Mack
>

Also, Ciaffone and Brier have a chapter on "Big bet on the end" games
in their book _Middle Limit Texas Hold'Em_.

Mark P.