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Originally Posted by theprofessor
My short answer to Spade is the obvious ‘it depends’
The game I play is 9 handed PLO 5/5 with minimum buy-in 250 (no maximum). At the beginning of a session I always start with the minimum 250, and adjust my stack after one hour (2 or 3 rounds). I start playing very tight (it is not fun but efficient). When reassessing I take into account the configuration of the table. Mainly for each player his profile, his stack, his position relative to me and to other players and yes his mood. Then I adapt my stack (and quit if I can’t). Obviously if weak players have big stack I will cover them, but if strong players with big stacks are to my left, I will stick to the minimum buy in and if my stack grows too much I might quit.
Exactly. In crazy games being short is usually an asset, because you can just wait for a premium hand and get it all in pre, what with the straddles, double straddles and cannons bombing it pre. OTOH if your opponents are all playing very loose and passive, then would rather be deep, because you can value bet strong hands for large amounts, but seldom face a difficult decision.
Like with all things in poker, it depends.