Every time I get AlI in a "standard" spot, I'm behind. 3bet a CO open from the blinds with AA/KK, get flatted, get it in on some random-ass 962/T43/852 flop, and they have a set like 90% of the time. Every time I get it in with KK, they have AA.
It's not like I'm crushing the games or anything, but here are some basic tips:
* Steal until you are uncomfortable. Because Rush players are constrained in the number of tables they play, many people are more likely than at a regular game to just want to get to the next hand and just pre-select "fold." Take their manies. Conversely, don't pre-select "fold" unless you absolutely are going to fold, even to a minraise. If you know someone is pre-clicking, feel free to minraise every SB vs their BB.
* The above means you will be stolen from a decent amount. Don't be shy about 3betting. If your 3bet is too low, you will never get any action unless it's unwanted. You don't have to go crazy, but it's free money up to a point, and you need enough bluffs in your range to get paid off when you have a premium hand. This will also ensure you don't get setmined to death (assuming of course, you're not barreling every 3bet pot).
* Be aware of people's 3betting range. There will be a handful of players who will 3bet a ton, possibly counting on you not having or not being able to use a HUD. Someone with a 3bet of say 15% may well be 3betting over half your button opening range from the blinds. If they want to play a bloated pot out of position with their crap range, don't be shy about obliging them (I'm assuming you don't suck at poker).
* Be aware of people's 4betting range. I see people 3betting with say AK (because it's AK!!! and you have blockers) vs some nit who never 4bets and they attribute this to a "cooler" when he 4bets, you get it in and he shows up with AA. No. A cooler is when you 3bet a 75/55 fish who always likes to get in the last raise and he shows up with AA. You just f*ed up. This will also help you eliminate hands when you have to play a 3bet pot, and will help you figure out which hands you want to shove over the 4bet.
Not sure if you got the jist of my poker "tip," but it's basically just ONE big tip, and one of the fundamental concepts of poker, which is that of ADJUSTING. When a +ev move is identified, your opponents will adjust, and then you have to adjust to your opponents, and then you have to adjust to your opponents' adjustments of your adjustments and so on.
Happy Rushing!
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Thanks for making this post, I was hoping you would go into how RUSH deviates from the normal games, but I still found it helpful. I just finished a session of Rush at 50nl and 100nl mixing in 6max and fr. It's more retarded than donkaments. The adjusting I had to do to get back even after donating a few buyins were to just nit it up, nobody gambles in it. I was thinking about the preselect fold button, but I don't think the other players know before-hand that you folded unless they've seen you before, so I don't think it's that big of a leak when you fold mp or something with it. Do you know how the positions work? It was so tilting, when I was finishing the session, I would try to sit out the hand after I'm utg, but sometimes it skips to where I'm blind. Just random? PS.Your what's for dinner is the best feature of this blog and it would be awesome if you could share more recipes or cooking tips from Mrs. Fly.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if it's because I play 1/2 6max rush and 2/4 regular 6max (apples and oranges), but people at 1/2 Rush seem to play slightly more straightforward postflop.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if nitting it up is the best play - but obviously this depends on the table make-up. It seems like there are more supernits in general at Rush, so as the old saying goes, you do the opposite. Of course, when there are psychos at your table, nitting it up is best.
Yeah, you don't know if they preclicked, but I was just saying that in "general," people will be more likely than at a normal game to get on with the next hand.
I've been the BB as early as 3 hands later and as late as 8 hands later. It's random. I've asked Doug to put in some kind of "sit out next BB" button, but he seems to be saying it's difficult. Then I asked for a counter since last BB because I got tired of counting at every rush table.
Funny you mention Mrs Fly and the cooking part, because I actually asked her yesterday if she wanted to write a post once a week (give me a day off) and she could talk about some topic. Usually a cooking topic or some he said / she said type deal. She didn't seem that excited, even tho she used to edit children's books and cook books when she worked. She talked about starting a cooking blog, but imo, if she's not going to write once a week in my blog, I don;t see how's she's going to do her own blog. Anyway, she makes a lot of quick meals, and since most of you guys are young and single, I thought it might be interesting.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, you've got a solid blog here for sure DFly - I've made it a daily routine at work to read it :) I hope 2/4+ isn't dead this week because of this promotion.
ReplyDeleteThe guy who made that quote is obviously a huge fish. :)
ReplyDeleteGood advice, though. The games definitely play weird, and it takes some adjusting, but they're obviously very beatable.