With new members joining the RX on a daily basis, thought it might be of some value to explore reasons why one might consider an offshore book without reduced juice as part of the arsenal of books one may use. Would like to give credit to Hitman26 for posing the question to me.
First let me say, that theorectically if one makes every wager at a shop with reduced vig, the player could save substantially over the long run. Thus having a reduced juice out is crucial to the success of the player. That being said however, there are numerous reasons why a shop that offers no reduction should be part of a players arsenal.
The simplest reason is that there are, in fact, actually times when a straight shop will hold a line for a longer period of time at -110 while the reduced juice shop is moving it's line to -111 and higher. As we all acknowledge, getting the best line is our goal. Thus, there are times that having access to a straight shop will place the player in a better position then the reduced shop. This is certainly not the norm, but it occurs often enough that having it available to the player is as important as having the shop with reduced vig. In essence, the very reasons having multiple outs with a variety of choices is paramount to the success of the player, so that getting the best available price, no matter where it may be, is obtained, as much as possible, at all times.
There are many, many other reasons to consider a straight shop and if you have an opinion, feel free to share your thoughts.
First let me say, that theorectically if one makes every wager at a shop with reduced vig, the player could save substantially over the long run. Thus having a reduced juice out is crucial to the success of the player. That being said however, there are numerous reasons why a shop that offers no reduction should be part of a players arsenal.
The simplest reason is that there are, in fact, actually times when a straight shop will hold a line for a longer period of time at -110 while the reduced juice shop is moving it's line to -111 and higher. As we all acknowledge, getting the best line is our goal. Thus, there are times that having access to a straight shop will place the player in a better position then the reduced shop. This is certainly not the norm, but it occurs often enough that having it available to the player is as important as having the shop with reduced vig. In essence, the very reasons having multiple outs with a variety of choices is paramount to the success of the player, so that getting the best available price, no matter where it may be, is obtained, as much as possible, at all times.
There are many, many other reasons to consider a straight shop and if you have an opinion, feel free to share your thoughts.
