How deep shall i go?

My new poker site, victor chandler, offers a wide range of low stakes cash games.

I'm used to playing $0.05/$0.10 NL, with a $10 buy-in. At VC poker, the buy-in for such stakes is $20, 200 bb's.

I don't know why they have to be different and do this.

There are a lot of short stacks at these tables, many around the conventional $10 buy-in, a few genuine short-stacks, and a couple of big players (this is 9, not 10, handed too btw).

So my question is, would you buy in for the full amount? With so many short stacks around, it feels like playing draws or sets is very unprofitable.

Generally speaking if you could beat those players, it's always better to buy in for the full amount. Otherwise you will loose value on your big hands.

Just be aware of your position relative to real small stacks at your table. Maybe they will try to raise you allin preflop and steal your raises. If you see the smallstacks moving allin preflop repeatetdy with medicore hands against your raises you can go for it with a good hand - just be sure to push allin to isolate your oponent.

As always in poker you have to look at the table condition to make this work. For example, don't do this if the shortstack push has already been called by another player, or if there already two or three oponents in the hand which have called your raise.

If you think you're better than the few other deep stacks and feel comfortable playing 200 bb's you should buy in for the full amount. If you don't you'll lose a lot of value.

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Originally Posted by arkana

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