Which poker variant gains most advantage from position?
Posted by matmat
All games are played pot limit. Blinds are 5/5 and are posted by the button and the player to the left of the button. The game is dealers choice with the button selecting the game, pretty much any poker game can be selected to be played, which game would you select to maximize your positional advantage?
My guess is you would want to select a draw game as you get the extra information of not only the betting before you but how many cards people are taking in the draw. Is there a particular draw poker variation that has a bigger positional advantage than others? Draw games that are generally selected in this game are Badacey, 2-7, Badugi, Padooki (all triple draw) and 5 card draw (single draw).
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Games with the most streets (that takes out 5CD the 2 street game immediately, and forces us on the 2-7NL TD, PLO, NLH type games).
Of the ones named above, from experience, PLO would have the biggest advantage, followed by TD, followed by NLH. For pure draw games I would guess NL TD, but I have little experience in baduci badacey, and padooki
Agree on PLO, TD and NLHE, and PLO on top of that list, because:
- Pot-limit betting means more streets get played than in no-limit
- 4-card starting hands means hand values run closer than in NL, and more streets get played
- 4-card starting hands means board texture changes matter more than in NL
All of which increases the value of position.
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