Three players limp into Hero (K K) who is on the button and raises to $11. Three callers.

Flop K J 5

Checks around. Hero on button raises to $35.
Folds around to villian who re-raises to $90.

Hero Shoves all in over top for $200.

Villian calls. Asks if we want to run it twice??

Run it twice (RIT) is dependent on a whole host of factors. How far into the night you are, how deep people's pockets are, history with the game and with individual players....

tbh RIT if you want, don't if you don't. easy game.

Literally nothing matters less than how many times you run it. Do what keeps the fish happy

If your group is one where nearly everybody will usually RIT ,then maybe you should agree to do it to keep a good group vibe in your home game. If that is not a factor to consider , then likely I would just run 1 time with this situation.

I personally run it twice out of courtesy.

I'll always run it two or three times if requested, to be agreeable. I suggest you do the same. The worst thing you can do is sometimes agree and sometimes decline. That's going to create ill will. Either always agree or never agree. Again, I recommend the former.

Ok so the consensus is to either let the other person decide or always RIT. We end up running it twice.

Villian Shows Q 8

First run out has a on the turn. So villain takes first run.

Second run out pairs the board on the turn and we boat up.

If we had run it just once we would have lost. But I feel like when we have such a huge equity advantage we should only run it once.

I like to keep everyone happy and will do whatever the other person wants to do.

Running it multiple times only changes variance - your equity edge does not matter.

In my home game circle, I used to always offer to RIT, now I almost never do. The reason is cuz 1-2 players have developed a habit of not topping up, and then shoving really light. It's a decent shortstack strategy, but it makes for boring poker sometimes. So I've decided to only RIO vs shorties, and that has carried over. I could see where if it was a massive 400BB pot or something I would accept to RIT, though not offer, but as stated, that's just variance.

yea, personally I dont do RIT, but if the culture/feel of the game is that is what everyone else is doing, I'll join if asked. same is true with things like straddles etc.

Run it 3 times since you are 60/40 against his combo draw.

Yes, the ol' check/raise play. I like it.

Why don't you tell us your thinking on when you might or might not want to run it twice and why, and we'll start the discussion from there.

And why would your equity make an difference?

Tell me if I'm wrong. I would want to run it twice if I was drawing and I would only want to run it once if I was on a made hand?

I was thinking that if I have more equity I would want to only RIO because of the fact that running it more than once would give them more chances of realizing their equity on a drawing hand.

I guess that is one way to look at it. I've always thought of it from the other perspective as it is a form of insurance to make it more likely that you will receive closer to your equity.

A lot of players will either always do it, or never do it. In our crowd, taking a situational approach is frowned upon. I do it because it tends to reduce bust outs and keep the game going.

tell him you'll run it 3 times, odds are you will get 2 of the 3, maybe even all 3 - and will keep the fish happy.

Other than that, and I don't know why, but it tilts me so hard when someone refers to a bet as a raise.

You're wrong. RIT reduces the variance but doesn't change the equity. You'll win the whole pot less when RIT and will also lose the whole pot less often.

That is actually a valid argument for not running it twice. Otherwise, I've never really heard any. Normally with full stacks it's best for everyone involved to run it twice or even three times, since it keeps people from busting out and ending the game soon. Also if someone busts out they sometimes get bummed and don't return for awhile. Depends on stakes and your core group, obviously.

I think you're just regurgitating some nonsense you heard someone else say No offense.

You want to run it twice if you want to cut down on your bankroll swings. Also, if you don't want players to bust out as often. If you don't like chopped pots and you want to guarantee (almost) that someone makes some profit, then run it 3 times.

Think of it this way. Let's say I have AA and you have a flush draw on the flop, and the only way you can win is hitting your flush draw. You have a 1/3 chance of winning. Or in other words, 33% equity. So let's say we're all in and the pot is $600. So you "deserve" $200 and I "deserve" $400. In fact if we made a deal and chopped up the pot that way, that would be even better than running it twice, because it would guarantee we each got our fair share. Of course some people came there to gamble and hopefully double up, not get what they deserve.

But the best way to get what you deserve would be to run it out as many times as you can - put out every card in the deck. That would get you closest to 33%, which is what we really want.

If you run it twice or three times, or even worse, do equity chops, not only does it ruin the spirit of the game, but in the long run it will work towards killing the games totally. No one likes to lose every session, including bad players who lose overall. They come back because they have winning sessions sometimes. If every hand ends up chopped up by equity, with the lowest variance possible, the bad players would never win. Variance is what keeps them coming back, even if they don't realize it.