Low Limit Differences

[Shark527 0]

Its been a few months since I've played live so headed down to the local casino last night. The normal 3/6 game that has been there since (forever) ago has been replaced with a 2/4/4/8 game.From what I heard, this game is only a couple months old and most of the people at the table havn't played it either. The first half hour of conversation was whether this was more action or less than the 3/6. Opinions?

[dead money 1]

Its been a few months since I've played live so headed down to the local casino last night. The normal 3/6 game that has been there since (forever) ago has been replaced with a 2/4/4/8 game.From what I heard, this game is only a couple months old and most of the people at the table havn't played it either. The first half hour of conversation was whether this was more action or less than the 3/6. Opinions?

Im assuming its $2 pre, $4 on the flop and turn and $8 on the river. If that is correct then I think it would probably create more action and cater more to the better player then a $3/6 game. My reasoning is that bad players are going to be playing more hands for only $2 and not be able to get away from hands on the river after building such a large pot when the limit is $8. Conversely, a better player can fold in situations on the river saving that $8 when he might otherwise call $6 in a 3/6 game. I have nothing to back this up, as I have never played a 2/4/4/8 game, but I would think the games would be crazier preflop and a lot of bad players getting caught in big pots with little to no hand just like in a 2/4 or 3/6 game.

[Shark527 0]

Your assumption is correct 2 - pre4 - flop4 - turn8 - river

[Royal_Tour 0]

Im assuming its $2 pre, $4 on the flop and turn and $8 on the river. If that is correct then I think it would probably create more action and cater more to the better player then a $3/6 game. My reasoning is that bad players are going to be playing more hands for only $2 and not be able to get away from hands on the river after building such a large pot when the limit is $8. Conversely, a better player can fold in situations on the river saving that $8 when he might otherwise call $6 in a 3/6 game. I have nothing to back this up, as I have never played a 2/4/4/8 game, but I would think the games would be crazier preflop and a lot of bad players getting caught in big pots with little to no hand just like in a 2/4 or 3/6 game.

this is exactly correct.its also win win for the casino so they can rake the max every pot.

[Shark527 0]

I havn't seen much difference in play between the two. There are still a ton of players in preflop, possibly one or two more a hand since they get the dollar discount for the 2/4/4/8 game, but I really havn't seen much difference.If it folds around to the two players in the blinds, SB raises, bets every street, BB calls downin the 2/4/4/8 game - it would be 4 preflop, 8 flop, 8 turn, 16 river = 36 potin the 3/6 game - 6pre, 6 flop, 12 turn, 12 river = 36 potI think the 2/4/4/8 game would benefit the better player since they could see a flop cheaper and get a bigger river payoff so could this mean possibly lower variance?