Quote Originally Posted by LawDude
Quote Originally Posted by Airles™
LHE has swings, it's just not as noticeable as NL and it doesn't happen in big chunks. That's the nature of the game. NL is a cold-hearted bitch. It's not uncommon for LHE players to have 100-200BB downswings. And when it does, it's much harder to get back because you can't just go "all-in" when you hit a big hand. So it's kinda pick your poison.
LHE can have huge swings when you have a couple of maniacs at your table. 2 loose aggressive players can combine to make almost every pot 4 to go (i.e., quadruple your cost of seeing a flop) and every flop 4 to continue (again, quadrupling your cost of getting to the turn). Even more than 2 loose aggressive players will result in you rarely if ever having a good read, which means that you will be showing down pots and losing all the time.
leave the table. /downswing