Rush Poker Research Papers
Reading and calling bluffs is an important aspect of any poker tournament. You know the drill. Someone pushes all-in with a ten high only to have their opponent reveal pocket aces. Yes, bluffs are called all the time in poker. So why not in other sports? Chinese center Yi Jianilan is attempting to force the Milwaukee Bucks, the team that selected him 6th overall in last month's NBA Draft, to trade him before the upcoming season. It was well known prior to the draft that Yi's representatives wanted him to go somewhere in California or a city with a high Chinese influence. Yi did not even work out for the Bucks during his pre-draft routine. G.M Larry Harris admitted he made the pick without actually seeing Yi play in person, going mostly on
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his father Del's experience with Yi while coaching the Chinese Olympic team. In a somewhat shocking move, Milwaukee called the bluff by Yi and took him anyway, stating that they had no plans to trade him. Yi and his crew have been publicly upset with the Buck's decision and now his Chinese Club have stated they will block him from going to the NBA if he is not traded. Maybe I'm old-school, but I always assumed that the team picked a player, not the other way around. I find it pathetic when a player gets drafted by a team that may not be the best for him as far as marketing is concerned and forces his way out. I'm reminded of the disgusted look on Eli Manning's face when the San Diego Chargers drafted him despite a similar bluff that he would not go. The Chargers traded him a little later to the Giants (wonder if Eli regrets that decision) and all was right with the world. Who is Yi Jianilan anyway? All we really know about him is that he is a tall Chinese player that supposedly can make an impact on the NBA. How many times have we heard that before though? Yeah he performed well against the Americans during the Olympics. So what? He wouldn't even work out against other players during his pre-draft workouts. How do we know, or more importantly the Bucks, if his game is going to translate to the NBA? If you are going to make a demand for what team you want to play for, you better be an established superstar already. Even if Yi turns out to be great, he hasn't earned the right to tell the team that drafted him 'No' before he has played one minute in the NBA. What happened to a player just being grateful for being drafted? Now, in all likelihood, the Bucks will trade Yi to a team he deems suitable while getting less than equal value in return. But just once when this type of situation arises I'd love to see the team sit on the player and force them to make a move. Could it backfire? Certainly. Yi could simply go back to China and play the rest of his career there. I feel like that is unlikely however, even though all indications say that is exactly what Yi would do. So what I do is call the bluff. Yi has pushed all-in, but is he holding pocket aces or a seven-deuce? My read? Although Yi may holds aces, if the Bucks are willing to wait they might be able to hit a flush on the river. Yi could go play in China next season, but sooner rather than later I see him giving in and signing with the Bucks. But what do I know? I'm bad about calling bluffs. This article was previously published on campusword.com
So what is Rush Poker?
It is a new format of a cash Texas Hold'em ring game which reduces the wait time between hands to virtually nothing, and thus, greatly increases the number of hands you see per hour. The name may sound gimmicky, but don't let it fool you: Rush Poker is a huge development for the world of online-poker, and if you are a serious online-poker player, you cannot afford to ignore it. The easiest way to imagine Rush Poker is to picture a huge poker hall with hundreds of poker tables. Now imagine yourself sitting at a table. You are dealt two cards, the 2 of diamonds and seven of clubs. Garbage, so you fold. But since you are playing Rush Poker, you don't have to wait for the table to finish the hand. Before the action even comes around to you (before its even your turn), you hit the "quick fold button" and presto! you are immediately transported to another table with 8 different players and two new cards. To a beginning player this may not seem that different from the typical online-poker game, but the differences are profound: first, the speed of the game is greatly increased. A regular online-poker table will typically see 60-80 hands per hour. Players in Rush Poker rooms will on average see 250 hands per hour and some players will see as many as 500 hands per hour per table! Secondly, since you see 8 new people for each hand, you are not going to be able to rely on your read of the other players in deciding how to play a hand. But this of course goes …show more content…
both ways: the other players are going to have very little information about your style of play since you are new to them as well. So now that you know about Rush Poker, the next question is, how do you beat it? The rules of the game are of course exactly the same as a regular Texas Hold'em online-poker game and the basic strategy for winning is very similar. If you are new to poker or have historically lost money while playing, you would be greatly helped by reading some articles on basic online-poker playing skills and to adopt a straight forward "Tight-aggressive" style. This means you wait for good cards and bet aggressively when you have them. (A good book describing how to play this style is Phil Helmuth's Play Poker Like the Pros (2003). There are also numerous online resources regarding online-poker strategy.) The play at the Rush Poker tables differs from regular online-poker play in several ways. First, since players can fold and instantly get new cards, many players will be out of the hand before the play even gets around to them, meaning, you can win many pots with a minimum raise. Secondly, as a direct result of this, a greater proportion of hands will be raised pre-flop and players in later position will also re-raise you much more often. As a result, you want to generally be patient and wait for the cards that can stand up to the raises and re-raises, but at the same time, throw out minimum raises often to steal pots. The tricky part here is to avoid getting sucked into hands that you have no business being in. So remember: raise often, but fold readily if you are re-raised and be very cautious (not aggressive) if you are called, especially when called by a player in a later position. As you get more experienced with poker and Rush Poker, you can begin to play more hands in mid position and get a little trickier. In this position you have the potential to trap aggressive players into huge pots when you hit straights, flushes, sets, and trips. The aggressive betting makes large pots, which in turn increases the likely hood that your overly aggressive opponent will over-play their hand. The large pots will also often give you great odds and implied odds for drawing to flushes and straights. To summarize the winning strategy for the beginner in Rush Poker: play tight and aggressive, betting and raising big with KK and AA pre-flop, but playing more passively with anything less. Make small raises often pre-flop with speculative hands, but fold readily to big re-raises and be very cautious when you have callers. Allow aggressive players to bet into you when you hit monster hands. This requires patience, but is very successful when playing Rush Poker because the speed of the play guarantees that you wont have to wait very long before you hit a monster again.
On my first trip out to Las Vegas, I had a plan in mind.
I was going there to enjoy the scenery, see everything that there was to see, and play poker at as many of the major casinos as possible. Once I visited the Bellagio, the Wynn, the MGM Grand, and the Mirage, I decided that it was time to do some picking and choosing among the other casinos. My goal was to play some good poker and make a little bit of money, but I also wanted to gain the value of a good experience. Since my favorite movie as a kid was Aladdin, I decided to visit the Aladdin Casino poker room. While it obviously was not to the level of any of the previously mentioned poker rooms, the Aladdin was a pretty good place to sit down and play a few hands. The most attractive quality of the Aladdin poker room is that it sits in a very secluded area of the Aladdin casino. In the past year, the resort has made a large number of changes to this room in their renovation project. Along with those changes were many cosmetic changes that keep the Aladdin ahead of most of the smaller casinos. Since Planet Hollywood is now the rightful owner of this casino and room, they have taken it upon themselves to create an enjoyable experience. Inside the room, players will find comfortable chairs and brand new tables. The only drawback to the comfort and convenience of this poker room is that they only have one large flatscreen television. In the end, that leaves huge sports fans like me needing a little bit more. The poker
play at the Aladdin was surprisingly easy. As a small casino, I suspected that it would be filled with locals who knew how to play the game. This simply was not the case. The lower limit games, such as the no-limit $1/$2 game, were filled with amateurs, fish, and otherwise inadequate poker players. According to my friends in Las Vegas, the room seems to be attracting more local players with each passing week, but for now, it is home to players who simply like to donate their money. The no-limit action happens at three different blind prices. The aforementioned $1/$2 game is the most popular, but games range as high as $5/$10. In addition, there is a good selection of limit poker and Omaha. While they do offer some $60 buy-in tournaments, there is really nothing noteworthy going on in this poker room's tournament scene. There are better tournaments elsewhere. Overall, the Aladdin exceeded my expectations on comfort and competition. As it becomes more popular, the level of play will increase. In the next year, though, this casino should be one that you include on your poker rotation. The people are nice and they keep you coming back for more.
his father Del's experience with Yi while coaching the Chinese Olympic team. In a somewhat shocking move, Milwaukee called the bluff by Yi and took him anyway, stating that they had no plans to trade him. Yi and his crew have been publicly upset with the Buck's decision and now his Chinese Club have stated they will block him from going to the NBA if he is not traded. Maybe I'm old-school, but I always assumed that the team picked a player, not the other way around. I find it pathetic when a player gets drafted by a team that may not be the best for him as far as marketing is concerned and forces his way out. I'm reminded of the disgusted look on Eli Manning's face when the San Diego Chargers drafted him despite a similar bluff that he would not go. The Chargers traded him a little later to the Giants (wonder if Eli regrets that decision) and all was right with the world. Who is Yi Jianilan anyway? All we really know about him is that he is a tall Chinese player that supposedly can make an impact on the NBA. How many times have we heard that before though? Yeah he performed well against the Americans during the Olympics. So what? He wouldn't even work out against other players during his pre-draft workouts. How do we know, or more importantly the Bucks, if his game is going to translate to the NBA? If you are going to make a demand for what team you want to play for, you better be an established superstar already. Even if Yi turns out to be great, he hasn't earned the right to tell the team that drafted him 'No' before he has played one minute in the NBA. What happened to a player just being grateful for being drafted? Now, in all likelihood, the Bucks will trade Yi to a team he deems suitable while getting less than equal value in return. But just once when this type of situation arises I'd love to see the team sit on the player and force them to make a move. Could it backfire? Certainly. Yi could simply go back to China and play the rest of his career there. I feel like that is unlikely however, even though all indications say that is exactly what Yi would do. So what I do is call the bluff. Yi has pushed all-in, but is he holding pocket aces or a seven-deuce? My read? Although Yi may holds aces, if the Bucks are willing to wait they might be able to hit a flush on the river. Yi could go play in China next season, but sooner rather than later I see him giving in and signing with the Bucks. But what do I know? I'm bad about calling bluffs. This article was previously published on campusword.com
So what is Rush Poker?
It is a new format of a cash Texas Hold'em ring game which reduces the wait time between hands to virtually nothing, and thus, greatly increases the number of hands you see per hour. The name may sound gimmicky, but don't let it fool you: Rush Poker is a huge development for the world of online-poker, and if you are a serious online-poker player, you cannot afford to ignore it. The easiest way to imagine Rush Poker is to picture a huge poker hall with hundreds of poker tables. Now imagine yourself sitting at a table. You are dealt two cards, the 2 of diamonds and seven of clubs. Garbage, so you fold. But since you are playing Rush Poker, you don't have to wait for the table to finish the hand. Before the action even comes around to you (before its even your turn), you hit the "quick fold button" and presto! you are immediately transported to another table with 8 different players and two new cards. To a beginning player this may not seem that different from the typical online-poker game, but the differences are profound: first, the speed of the game is greatly increased. A regular online-poker table will typically see 60-80 hands per hour. Players in Rush Poker rooms will on average see 250 hands per hour and some players will see as many as 500 hands per hour per table! Secondly, since you see 8 new people for each hand, you are not going to be able to rely on your read of the other players in deciding how to play a hand. But this of course goes …show more content…
both ways: the other players are going to have very little information about your style of play since you are new to them as well. So now that you know about Rush Poker, the next question is, how do you beat it? The rules of the game are of course exactly the same as a regular Texas Hold'em online-poker game and the basic strategy for winning is very similar. If you are new to poker or have historically lost money while playing, you would be greatly helped by reading some articles on basic online-poker playing skills and to adopt a straight forward "Tight-aggressive" style. This means you wait for good cards and bet aggressively when you have them. (A good book describing how to play this style is Phil Helmuth's Play Poker Like the Pros (2003). There are also numerous online resources regarding online-poker strategy.) The play at the Rush Poker tables differs from regular online-poker play in several ways. First, since players can fold and instantly get new cards, many players will be out of the hand before the play even gets around to them, meaning, you can win many pots with a minimum raise. Secondly, as a direct result of this, a greater proportion of hands will be raised pre-flop and players in later position will also re-raise you much more often. As a result, you want to generally be patient and wait for the cards that can stand up to the raises and re-raises, but at the same time, throw out minimum raises often to steal pots. The tricky part here is to avoid getting sucked into hands that you have no business being in. So remember: raise often, but fold readily if you are re-raised and be very cautious (not aggressive) if you are called, especially when called by a player in a later position. As you get more experienced with poker and Rush Poker, you can begin to play more hands in mid position and get a little trickier. In this position you have the potential to trap aggressive players into huge pots when you hit straights, flushes, sets, and trips. The aggressive betting makes large pots, which in turn increases the likely hood that your overly aggressive opponent will over-play their hand. The large pots will also often give you great odds and implied odds for drawing to flushes and straights. To summarize the winning strategy for the beginner in Rush Poker: play tight and aggressive, betting and raising big with KK and AA pre-flop, but playing more passively with anything less. Make small raises often pre-flop with speculative hands, but fold readily to big re-raises and be very cautious when you have callers. Allow aggressive players to bet into you when you hit monster hands. This requires patience, but is very successful when playing Rush Poker because the speed of the play guarantees that you wont have to wait very long before you hit a monster again.
On my first trip out to Las Vegas, I had a plan in mind.
I was going there to enjoy the scenery, see everything that there was to see, and play poker at as many of the major casinos as possible. Once I visited the Bellagio, the Wynn, the MGM Grand, and the Mirage, I decided that it was time to do some picking and choosing among the other casinos. My goal was to play some good poker and make a little bit of money, but I also wanted to gain the value of a good experience. Since my favorite movie as a kid was Aladdin, I decided to visit the Aladdin Casino poker room. While it obviously was not to the level of any of the previously mentioned poker rooms, the Aladdin was a pretty good place to sit down and play a few hands. The most attractive quality of the Aladdin poker room is that it sits in a very secluded area of the Aladdin casino. In the past year, the resort has made a large number of changes to this room in their renovation project. Along with those changes were many cosmetic changes that keep the Aladdin ahead of most of the smaller casinos. Since Planet Hollywood is now the rightful owner of this casino and room, they have taken it upon themselves to create an enjoyable experience. Inside the room, players will find comfortable chairs and brand new tables. The only drawback to the comfort and convenience of this poker room is that they only have one large flatscreen television. In the end, that leaves huge sports fans like me needing a little bit more. The poker
play at the Aladdin was surprisingly easy. As a small casino, I suspected that it would be filled with locals who knew how to play the game. This simply was not the case. The lower limit games, such as the no-limit $1/$2 game, were filled with amateurs, fish, and otherwise inadequate poker players. According to my friends in Las Vegas, the room seems to be attracting more local players with each passing week, but for now, it is home to players who simply like to donate their money. The no-limit action happens at three different blind prices. The aforementioned $1/$2 game is the most popular, but games range as high as $5/$10. In addition, there is a good selection of limit poker and Omaha. While they do offer some $60 buy-in tournaments, there is really nothing noteworthy going on in this poker room's tournament scene. There are better tournaments elsewhere. Overall, the Aladdin exceeded my expectations on comfort and competition. As it becomes more popular, the level of play will increase. In the next year, though, this casino should be one that you include on your poker rotation. The people are nice and they keep you coming back for more.