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Originally Posted by +EVillain
ive always thought it would be interesting to play a mix where one of the games is invented on the spot before starting the mix (for example, "lets play 3-card omaha with a single draw after the flop," "lets add limit betting until the flop, then no limit on turn and river"), and the players could modify the game after each round if it wasnt working. there are so many possibilities when it comes to poker, so many elements that can be added to a game: drawing, window cards, betting structures, community cards, omaha type restrictions, multiple streets, etc
This kinda happens sometimes. Experimenting with how cards should be distributed in pot limit stud variants (starting with 2 down 2 up, dealing 4th and 5th at the same time, doing 3 up 2 down, only playing 6 cards which can mean river is up or down, etc), when the discard should be in pineapple/super stud variants (doesn't really matter in razz, can matter in high low and high), what kind of board should bet first in new stud variants, how the dealer should handle the postflop burn+deal in drawmaha (obviously doesn't change anything but the procedure was changed mid session in LA), etc. I'm sure it happened in-game at whatever point people decided 75432/5432r should be the nuts in Badeucey instead of 75432/432Ar.
On a related note, I've always thought a limit opening round of betting, pot limit up until the river and no limit on the river would be an interesting game. I believe Chip Reese suggested this or something very similar as an alternate form of holdem at some point. I think a lot of poker games would work well with this structure.
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Originally Posted by ScotchOnDaRocks
Most of us here are in US and play in casinos so unless it’s in Bobby’s room or something sporadic mix is almost always just limit and most players who gravitate to these games are from s Limit background
Pretty much any mix over 200/400+ on the west coast is going to have big bet games in it and 2/4+ is the stakes traditionally associated with mix. I'd go into detail as to what I believe the most likely reasons are that some people prefer certain types of games but it would likely come off as very rude so I'll keep it to myself.
I personally have very little interest in playing a mix that doesn't feature either a lot of big bet games or a lot of 1 winner games. If I walk into a casino and there's no game that I actually want to play, I would prefer to sit in a 5/10 NL or 60/120 lhe game over a 100/200 mix game with a bunch of slow split pot games. I have no data to suggest that any meaningful bb/hr can be generated in a typical lineup with a split pot oriented mix. However, I also have >2mm hands and thousands of hours experience in nlhe and lhe so the decision I should make may be different than what others should do. And I'll sit in the mix game anyway since there will be people I know and like so it'll be more fun.
Anyway, sorry for the repeated derail. I will finally contribute my favorite games that are actually played regularly. They will never be seen together as the only games in the mix, but they are the games I like.
2-7 Razz
Archie
PLO 30+bb cap
Big O 30+bb cap
NL 2-7 single draw 40+bb cap
PL 2-7 triple draw 80+bb cap
Lots of action and every poker skill matters. After this my list basically just goes down every imaginable big bet game and 1 winner limit poker game until it finally hits Stud8 and O8. Then it gets into the danger zone of Stud high low regular. And then finally Badeucey and the rest of the forbidden kingdom.
Last edited by Sean Snyder; 12-30-2018 at 07:44 PM.