Thursday, December 9, 2010

Lots of new games on the online sites

So Full Tilt just brought out a new release with lots of additional games. There are:

Holdem NL, Holdem Limit
Pot Limit Omaha, Limit Omaha
Omaha 8 hi-lo
Stud games
Draw games (5 card, 2-7 triple draw etc.)
Badugi

Then for each of these variants there are different numbers of players:

heads up
short table
6 handed
9 handed
10 handed

For each game and number of players there are multiple buyin levels. And now Full Tilt have brought us the new concepts:

- Rush poker - when you faold your automatically put on another table
- On Demand poker - SnG tournaments where players can late register like a regular mtt
- Turbo - quicker blind level, shallow starting stacks
- Hyper turbo - 6-10BB starting stcks, tiny blind levels

So what to play. Whats the point of all these games. Basically the term "poker" is becoming fudged and is anything the sites can push where they can get paid rake and keep the suckers returning. I would not be surprised if the next software release had GUTS, Iron Cross, Polish poker or anyone of the other "home poker games" that people choose for dealers choice as long as the sites can take a rake.

And like suckers - we keep trying these new games and paying that rake. We justify it by saying we get 30% rakeback - that means THEY GET 70% you fools! I have another post discussing rakeback coming up later.

Like all software the online poker systems will contain bugs especially as they keep getting more complex. Maube thats how we will make money going forward - find and exploit the bugs. For example one player recently complained he was only being dealt one card in a holdem game - if I can play against him all night I might squeak out a decent profit!!!

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