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Originally Posted by 2OutsNoProb
If your rake structure for a 2/4 Limit game is 10%, max $4, there is nowhere existing in the world where you will not average $3.50 a hand in rake. Given how terribly people play it is virtually impossible that a ton of pots don't reach $40, assuming tables are full or near full.
True, 2/4 LHE on average will generate more rake PER HAND, but there are a few factors which make NL a better game for the house.
1.) There are going to be a lot more hands per down in NL with a wide variety of rakes. Some hands will have no rake with someone taking it down pre-flop. Some hands will have 1-3 dollars rake, and then quite a few $4 raked hands that can be won at the flop as well.
2.) Because of the way 2/4LHE is played, you almost always have 5+ players seeing every flop, calling every raise pre-flop, taking FOREVER to make decisions on a $2 or $4 bet, then pretty much every single hand is going to go all the way to the river. More betting rounds = more time = less hands per down..
Based on my experience as a dealer, I would normally get 15-20 hands per down in NL (15 with slow-acting people, 20 with people "on the ball.") In LHE, I would almost always get 11 or 12 hands per down because each hand would take so damn long.. It seemed like every table would have that one person that would be like the following....
Me: "$2 more to you sir.."
Player: "It was raised?"
Me: "Yes sir, it is $2 more to call."
Player: "Who raised?"
Me: <pointing at the $4 bet
Player: "Can I re-raise?"
Me: "Yes, to $6"
Player: "Can't I make it $8?"
Me: "No sir, you can only raise in increments of $2 pre-flop and after the flop. On the turn and river you can raise in $4 increments."
Player: "So on the turn I can raise $4 more?"
Me: "If you are facing a bet, then yes, you can raise $4 more."
Player: "I raise to $8"
Me: *sigh*
Every scenario is different, but you get the point...
Last edited by rammynutzhard; 06-13-2010 at 05:46 PM.