Since the swings that are common in NL ring games are not something I enjoy, I have been working on my PLO8 game (full ring sitting with 60BBs).
Small sample still but after 2k hands of playing (usually just a single table to insure Im playing properly), I have yet to drop a stack to a bad beat.
Usually what happens is instead of scooping the whole pot, you win half the pot and the other half you split with villain. Typical hand I just played...
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Hi-Lo Omaha $0.02(BB) Replayer
SB ($1.27)
BB ($0.45)
UTG ($1.73)
Hero ($1.20)
UTG+2 ($0.68)
MP1 ($1.92)
MP2 ($3.44)
CO ($0.90)
BTN ($2.38)
Dealt to Hero 3
A
A
T
fold,
Hero raises to $0.04, fold, fold,
MP2 calls $0.04, fold, fold, fold, fold
FLOP ($0.11) Q
5
A
Hero bets $0.11, MP2 raises to $0.44, Hero raises to $1.16 (AI), MP2 calls $0.72
TURN ($2.43) Q
5
A
6
RIVER ($2.43)
Q 5
A 6
7
MP2 shows 6
Q 5
3
(Pre 36%, Flop 48.7%, Turn 25.0%)
Hero shows 3
A
A T
(Pre 64%, Flop 51.3%, Turn 75.0%)
MP2 wins $0.56
Hero wins $1.71
Once I get more exp I will be buying in full and switching to 6max and adding tables. So far my standard deviation in these games is half of what it is in my NL game.
If anyone is looking for a lower variance form of big bet poker I suggest giving the game a look. (I got started by reading Dan Deppen's book.)
The game is kind of slow going at this point. Lots of folding and obv the more you fold the more your graph goes on the downslope but eventually you get a good playable hand and you get paid whenever you connect with the flop. 2k hands and Im up almost 200 big blinds. I plan on keeping my progress udated so we will see.
So far its pretty fun and thats half the battle with growing a bankroll.