It is no
longer a surprise that English adjectives abound in poker. "Nosebleed"
is an adjective added to high stakes online poker games.
The term is
used to reflect the pressure felt when betting large amounts of money in
a game. It is a dramatization, of course, but this is how one word is used to
talk about those high-stakes games that handle high numbers and are suitable
only for high stacks.
"Nosebleed"
as a qualifier is an anglicism that is very often used to speak, in a
colloquial way, of poker games in which large amounts of money are handled.
A volume so large that it would be capable of giving anyone a nosebleed, hence
the term.
Its use is
somewhat ambiguous, that is, there is no limit at which a poker game can be
called "nosebleed". However, the use of the NL 5,000 barrier
has become widespread to speak in these terms, games in which players enter
with 5,000 euros and, in total, the jackpots accumulate several thousand euros.
These
games, for example, a NLH 25€ / 50€, can form huge pots of more than
30,000 euros, being able to change hands in each hand, depending on the
development of the game. These are exciting games, perfect for thrill-seekers.
What makes nosebleed poker so special?
The high
stakes poker levels are from £5/£10, i.e. NL 1000 for Texas Hold'em No-Limit.
Above the high stakes would be the 'nosebleed' levels. For some experts, high
stakes would go up to NL 2000, but for others, even the NL 10,000 level is
still considered 'high stakes' or high roller poker.
Nosebleed
games
These are
the highest possible games. On the Internet, depending on the poker room, we
can find very high betting levels. Especially in those rooms that do not divide
the players by countries, since in this way the market of players has a greater
number of players and more possibility that more players willing to play in
high level games and 'nosebleed' appear.
When we
talk about nosebleed games, poker acquires another meaning. It is no longer
just a game of skill, it is a game in which you win or lose much more than
money.
The
reactions of the losers are a poem that many enjoy analyzing, and is that the
tension that is accumulated by the amount of money that is bet and the mental
wear that involves making constant readings of the game makes that only after
the showdown is perceived from the outside the tremendous pressure to
which the players who participate in nosebleed poker games are subjected.
It is worth
remembering that there is no fixed cap on the size of the pot in nosebleed
games. Poker is a game that always follows dynamics that have one variable
in common: money. The amount of money that can end up in the pot
will decide how strategies are approached, just as the betting money is able to
influence the risks the player is willing to take.
Therefore,
this is the aspect that mainly makes nosebleed poker different compared to the
other types of games, a factor that entails changes at all levels of the game:
strategy, risk, tells, odds calculation, the tilt, the equity... everything
is seen from another perspective when the pot reaches several zeros.
To know how
to defend yourself in a nosebleed poker game, it is recommended that you follow
these tips:
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