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Is 4/8 limit holdem beatable? Is 4/8 limit holdem beatable?

01-29-2025 , 09:52 PM
I have beaten it lifetime over 2 big bets an hour lifetime.. and im talking 1000+ hours..

hopefully i never have to play it again
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01-30-2025 , 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by MyrnaFTW
I have beaten it lifetime over 2 big bets an hour lifetime.. and im talking 1000+ hours..

hopefully i never have to play it again
That is pretty impressive. But how long ago and how much was the rake then?

When I started playing 4/8 the rake was $3 max, which was certainly beatable by the smart beginner I was at that time.
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01-30-2025 , 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by chillrob
That is pretty impressive. But how long ago and how much was the rake then?

When I started playing 4/8 the rake was $3 max, which was certainly beatable by the smart beginner I was at that time.
we are talking 01-04 here , and then briefly in 10 when i went broke, and i play it now once or twice a year with a friend or two to chase a bbj and have some beers.


so i believe commerce was 5, sands was around 5, the pink chip game was 5 as well.
boulder and orleans are now 6 i believe .
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01-30-2025 , 02:33 AM
My 4/8 results sprinkled out over the last 8+ years waiting to play in bigger games.

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01-30-2025 , 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MyrnaFTW
we are talking 01-04 here , and then briefly in 10 when i went broke, and i play it now once or twice a year with a friend or two to chase a bbj and have some beers.


so i believe commerce was 5, sands was around 5, the pink chip game was 5 as well.
boulder and orleans are now 6 i believe .
Those places had $5 rake in 2001?
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01-30-2025 , 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkKnight
My 4/8 results sprinkled out over the last 8+ years waiting to play in bigger games.

That's huge! Does it include high hand bonuses?
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01-30-2025 , 02:52 AM
Of course
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01-30-2025 , 03:17 AM
my hourly which was near that also included all bonuses , but i hit no bbj .



you have to include it since we are paying for it on rake side.


i remember 5 on the rake side, but we are talking over 20 years ago now..
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01-30-2025 , 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkKnight
Of course
Did you run particularly well in them.

I keep track of my high hand bonuses, but haven't always made a note of what game I was playing when I hit?
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01-30-2025 , 04:22 AM
Yeah, 4/8 is $4+$3 drop around here these days.

I do track my overall PSJ/HH totals (I avg. between $5.2k-$7.5k a year playing full time), and i do note when I hit one in my session notes, but i don’t list what limit I hit them in in my monthly summaries so I can’t filter that info … which is fine cause I don’t care and it doesn’t matter anyway.
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01-30-2025 , 05:05 AM
I'm a bit confused by your last comment. Does this 4/8 total include the bonuses that were actually hit when playing that limit? Or some kind of prorated portion of the total, based on the hours played?
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01-30-2025 , 06:17 AM
It includes PSJ and HH hit while playing that limit. I note it in my session so that I can input it separate in my spreadsheet later.
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01-30-2025 , 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkKnight
My 4/8 results sprinkled out over the last 8+ years waiting to play in bigger games.

wow. I would love to see your PFR, VPIP WTSD etc. stats like online databases can. And mine to compare.

Are your 4/8 games 9 handed? 5+ to each flop? Is it a resort environment or a typical casino/card room? Free drinks?
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02-01-2025 , 05:19 AM
4/8 is 8-handed here. It’s a typical card room. 3-4 4-8 games usually. I don’t play in the games a lot but I assume the pots are usually multiway.

I’m basically playing like a maniac when i play. I’d guess my vpip is around 35-40% and my PFR is around 28-33%. I’m playing hyperLAG pre but not giving nits/abc players action postflop and definitely not on big bet streets. You also have to get some bluffs through. People make it sound impossible but it’s really not.
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02-01-2025 , 07:27 AM
I was thinking when I have occasionally played the 4/8 game at the same place, there has not been a lot of action. Sounds like you're creating the action.
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02-05-2025 , 05:13 PM
Yeah, I like to experiment with a hyperlag style when I’m playing 4/8, making sure every pot goes through me and putting the whole table out of their comfort zone. I find it entertaining seeing how they react to it. I’m pretty sure I’m the world record holder for raising preflop in 4/8 and then check-folding the flop. Once in a while, I’ll be in a zoo game though and I have to tone it down but usually I’m forcing the action for sure. I find it extremely fun.
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02-06-2025 , 01:12 AM
Sure, but so is your mom. But why would you want to?
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