A hole in my razz game

Way back on March 10, 2011, I wrote about CHEEP, which stands for Creeping Hold'Em Evaluation Prejudice. CHEEP can make a big hole in your Omaha game; I've learned that the hard way, many times. Tonight I'm here to talk about CDEP, which stands for Creeping Deuce Evaluation Prejudice. CDEP can make a big hole in your razz game. That's what happened to me last night, in the MTT 8-game I entered. In deuce, an 8 6 low is a really decent hand. In razz, it's really pretty crappy. Your deuce experience can cause you to overvalue 8 6 lows in razz, and that can be very costly. Last night, I lost 4,750 in chips when I ran my 8 6 into a 5 low (the nut low in razz). My stack was on life support after that, and I hit the rail just nine hands later.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT   NHLE      870   130       9    28     567  135   188        0
MTT   8-Game   4350   650       6   111      64   12    10     6960

delta: $960
MTT 8-game balance: $309,930
balance: $10,056,524