Quote Originally Posted by Miffed22001
i have to disagree with any one who says small stakes players need a HUD.
You say small stakes players don't need a HUD. I agree. BUT they do NEED PT or a similar HH database system. We probably agree on that.

It appears we disagree about the HUD, but I've learned about a billion things I didn't know about my game using one at small stakes. I guess you would argue I should have learned these things another way. Perhaps you're right.

Here's one example. I'm quad tabling and notice that one table completely disrespects my raises while the other won't play a hand with me. I'm opening the same hands on both. I'm 80+ hands at each table and check my own VP$P. I've opened nearly 45% of hands at one table. I've opened only 15% at the other table. It was just great cards, but people thought I was loose/maniac.

I've read lots of articles on table image and how to alter your play based on it, but that one incident really taught me to think about my image and play appropriately. I don't think I would have learned that lesson without the HUD. But playing a line appropriate to your table image is +EV, getting more calls when you're ahead, right? So the HUD helped me, a newbie, learn something valuable.

I feel I could win at small stakes without it, but I would have to play 1 table. But I can make the same BB/100 on 4 tables with it.