difference between 25NL and 10NL
i am by no means saying i am a great poker player. but, i have carried a very nice win rate at the 10's. i used to carry a good one at 25, 50, and even was positive at 100. i moved down for various reasons, but, recently, got the "itch" to move back up...and see if i have learned from playing more aggressively and a bit more loosely lately.
heres the story, take out of it what you will...this is only 4 days of research, and only 2500 hands...so, not a huge sample, but i think i have picked up on a few things...this is all 6max.
tonight was the absolute worst, but i also learned the most. i think i adjust fairly quickly, but it still takes a bit of time.
first, 25 doesnt let you open-limp. one of my favorite tactics at the 10's.
next, you have to be ready to CALL some raises with sc's, etc. its happening to you up there, so, fight fire with fire.
third, i still havent figured out how often they are bluffing...if its even often.
fourth, be ready for variance. when you call some raises, and do some raising yourself...but dont take much past the flop...it gets expensive quickly when you miss.
tonight, i stayed at the 25's, even though i was getting my ASS kicked. i lost $60...and took a stack in the process. (very rare for me, as i can be a bit of a nit...and therefore, consistently growing my roll...my largest downswing i can remember is about 5 BI's..honest).
i thought, "this cant be variance. it has to be me." i tried as hard as i could to play the exact way i play at the 10's. cbetting when i would, raising some pp's, 3betting pf, and post flop when up against a bully. shit like that. most of it backfired...because i missed my next cards, too.
so, i moved down. i thought, "well, i can go back to where i KNOW i can kick some ass of my own."
within 15 hands...and i have discipline so this wasnt tilt (not in the least...honest)...i was down another 80% of a buy-in. i looked at my tables (3 open), and ALL THREE WERE DOWN. that never happens!!
but, here's the funny thing. i was able to limp. but i still missed, and when i hit...i still got raised, and RRed. IT WAS THE EXACT SAME POST-FLOP!! very weird. so, i settled my mind on the fact...
it might be 95% variance. what a bitch.
Re: difference between 25NL and 10NL
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Originally Posted by Chopper
first, 25 doesnt let you open-limp. one of my favorite tactics at the 10's.
Select better tables or sit in good position against aggressive players.
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Originally Posted by Chopper
next, you have to be ready to CALL some raises with sc's, etc. its happening to you up there, so, fight fire with fire.
With good SCs, this should be a part of a game at probably all limits. If you're beating up on fish by open-limping a lot (which I totally agree with), you should definitely be calling in position with SCs. It's the same theory.
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Originally Posted by Chopper
third, i still havent figured out how often they are bluffing...if its even often.
It's waaaaay too often for some players, and virtually never for the rest of 'em. You should be able to spot those guys.
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as i can be a bit of a nit...
i looked at my tables (3 open), and ALL THREE WERE DOWN. that never happens!!
That should be common for a nit. You're not going too far with marginal hands, and you're not playing many hands. For instance, calling raises with PPs and missing, and maybe a raise with AK and you don't get a flop fold. It shouldn't last too long, though.
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Originally Posted by Chopper
it might be 95% variance. what a bitch.
It probably is. 10NL is easier than 25NL, but 25NL is still sooooo easy. Your game (from what I can tell from lots of posts) is a big winner at 25NL.
