Re: [ba-poker] Analysis of half-kill games?

[Tim Showalter <tjs(deleted the rest)>]

> I've started playing again (a little) after a pretty lengthy time off. 
> The word around the cardroom is that the current action game is the 8-16 
> with a half-kill. I'm reluctant to jump in, though, before I have some 
> idea of what to expect. Given that I'm a relatively tight player, isn't 
> playing in a half-kill game going to be pretty much like giving the 
> dealer a huge tip every time I win a pot? And are there any analyses on 
> how best to deal with the kill, both playing your "blind" hand and 
> attacking someone else's kill?

My theory (stolen from Joe Francis, who plays that game all the time) is 
that if you've got the kill button, it's time to play real tight.

What makes that game action-packed is that some players enjoy killing 
the pot.  They'll go after it.  Once they've won one, they get a little 
wild trying to win two.

I have not gotten comfortable at that limit, but my friends who have 
absolutely love that game.  Good luck.

Tim