Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Hand Groupings = Slow Play

The "hand-groupings" of Texas Hold-Em Poker create a slow-play long-time environment.


As discussed at Learn Texas Hold 'em.com, one is advised in a tournament environment especially to wait for good hands in good positions. Given the limited quantity of good hands, it is a logical necessity that it will take a good deal of time to finish such a tournament.One solution is to speed up tournaments using a "turbo" format, which accellerates the speed of play by reducing the amount of time between increases in blinds. However, as discussed below, this is not always a popular solution.

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