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Originally Posted by fun101
Why do you think all bigger NL games died in Edmonton? And why is PLO so popular here?
Two things.
One, a lot of players dried up their BR taking shots far too big at these games, for the few months they were running.
Two, majority of reg Edmonton whales have drug money. There's a few of these guys who are good players, but mainly terrible LAGs with big BRs. Big money can be made from these players clearly. So naturally people would rather sit a 5/5 PLO game with these players then 6 pros and 1 fish and 1 nit retiree at a 5/10 NLH.
Whales seem to have taken to PLO mainly because it's a lot easier for them to play their high variance, pressure style game at PLO where in general they have a lot more equity, then similar situations in NLH.
The games vary, a 1/2 YH PLO could see anywhere from 3k on the table to over 20k. 5/5 Argyll more along the lines of 5k - 40k. But the game gets bumped up pretty quickly the deeper it gets.
Good, profitable games but very high variance, over the last year or so i've re-assessed my life EV. As of now, the edge I have at these games is not worth the toll of the variance for me personally. When I get stuck 4k in a night I am effected far too much. I rather stay away from the game, and the swings because they effect me outside poker.
So I don't blame people for not wanting to leave these games. Though I'd love bigger, regular NLH games to become common. I was beating 1/2 PLO @ ~45bb/hr and 5/5 at ~30bb/hr over ~500hrs, to give an idea at what a competent player can expect.