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Hi guys,

I wanted to write a strategy article for duplicate poker. I just wondered if anybody wanted to share any ideas.. There are a few invites about to tournies running this structure, but nothing much written about it.

Particuarly, I am interested in when strategy should differ from a normal MTT line.

If anyone has actually played a live duplicate poker event, I would love to know what you thought about it ( and please tell me if I can't use your comments in my article, otherwise I will assume I can quote them)

Thanks so much

Will

CambridgeAlex is probably the one to help you on this, maybe.

previous duplicate poker thread

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=55157.0

Thanks :) & forgive my ignorance-

However, most posts in that thread relate to confusion about the rules! Has anyone actually played this live- or got any more in depth analysis? I liked the 'poker without luck is like porn without boobs'

Did I miss a meeting?
What's duplicate poker?

Ok- so for example:

6 teams, 6 tables, NL 6 max

Each hand each player starts with 1000 chips and blinds 25/50.

You are UTG+1 with  4d 4c . UTG raises to 200. Should you call / fold or raise?

Now, because your 'opponents' are the other 5 players who all hold  4d 4c , the question is how to win more,  or lose less than these other players. The flop is going to be the same for all 6 of you- so if you fold and any other player hits trips and wins a big pot, you stand to be very behind.

Does this make any difference to your decision?

so is this a written exam paper?  If its an actual table of players how do you know utg will always raise and raise to (lol)200?

You seem to be asking if we should play badly just in case someone at another table also happens to play badly and gets lucky. Now I'm no expert but I'd suggest that playing badly may be sub optimal

Why not just play this instead?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplicate_bridge