What's 1/3 No limit holdem?

#1 26th April 2011, 1:21 AM

A friend of mine recently told me that some No Limit games are 1-3. Does that mean the small blind is 1 dollar and big blind is 3 dollars? I've never heard or seen this blind structure before.

#2 26th April 2011, 1:27 AM

Thats exactly what it is, very odd. Kinda like 2/5 NL on ft.

#3 26th April 2011, 1:33 AM

Yes, I play that live. They have 1/3 and 2/5 where I play.

#4 26th April 2011, 1:38 AM

^ as above. Dunno why it happens but it's common for live games to have odd blind structures. My local casino spreads $2/$3 for example.

#5 26th April 2011, 2:23 AM

So buy ins for these 1/3 games i'm assuming would be 300 dollars?

#6 26th April 2011, 2:28 AM

There is a 1/2/4 (the 4 being a straddle) that runs at Harrah's Chester in PA.

#7 26th April 2011, 2:30 AM

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Originally Posted by crabby4

So buy ins for these 1/3 games i'm assuming would be 300 dollars?

Maybe but not necessarily. Weird things happen in live games. The $2/$3 game I mentioned above allows buyins between $50 and $200, for example.

#8 27th April 2011, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by OzExorcist

Maybe but not necessarily. Weird things happen in live games. The $2/$3 game I mentioned above allows buyins between $50 and $200, for example.

Definitely depends on the casino... Some will let you buy in for 20k in 1/2 game if you want...

#9 27th April 2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by crabby4

So buy ins for these 1/3 games i'm assuming would be 300 dollars?

250 in my casino

#10 27th April 2011, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by crabby4

So buy ins for these 1/3 games i'm assuming would be 300 dollars?

Played 1/3 last year at Ceasar's Palace in Vegas and they let you buy-in for any amount between $100 and $500.

If you're any good, playing 1/3 is often a really good deal as it's just as soft as 1/2 (smallest limit of the room in both cases) but plays slightly bigger which means more profit if you're +EV in the game.

#11 29th April 2011, 1:39 AM

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Originally Posted by crabby4

So buy ins for these 1/3 games i'm assuming would be 300 dollars?

yes the 1/3 games at the casinos here have a 300 max buy in

#12 29th April 2011, 3:48 AM

Honestly I've not seen a 1/3 game before. Im gonna have to check out these casinos in Wisconsin next time I pass thru. I don't recall the horseshoe having it in Indiana either...

#13 29th April 2011, 4:20 AM

The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh has 1/3. Min buy-in is 100 and max 300. The 2/5 game is min $200 but you can buy-in equal to the biggest stack for the max. So if someone is sitting with $1000, You can buy-in for that amount.

#14 29th April 2011, 6:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BelgoSuisse

Played 1/3 last year at Ceasar's Palace in Vegas and they let you buy-in for any amount between $100 and $500.
If you're any good, playing 1/3 is often a really good deal as it's just as soft as 1/2 (smallest limit of the room in both cases) but plays slightly bigger which means more profit if you're +EV in the game.

When I played 1/3 at Aria in March, it felt more like a 2/5 game. 4-5x preflop raises... $40 continuation bets... Yeah, I was able to run it up good, and run it into the ground just as fast...

#15 29th April 2011, 8:24 AM

got some 1-2-3 games over here
where the BB=3 SB=2 and button=1 with 300 buyin max

#16 29th April 2011, 8:51 AM

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Originally Posted by arahel_jazz

When I played 1/3 at Aria in March, it felt more like a 2/5 game.

Not uncommon - most of the 1/2 and 2/3 games I've been in have played a lot more like a shallow-stack 2-5 game.

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