Would appreciate some advice on grinding 1/2-100max spread limit holdem live

I just moved to a state where they do not have NL, but have a max bet of 100 so the closest game to nl it seems is 1-2-100max. Come mid January I will have $2-$3k to use as a bankroll. I am currently taking online classes full time and work part time whenever I choose to so I am not tied down by a schedule. I have downpaid an entire year for rent so I do not have to factor that in, I am fine with buying a few loafs of bread, some mayo, tuna and whatever to live on sandwiches and whatever else is cheap while I grind instead of eating in the resuraunts. I live about 80 miles from the Casino, so gas would be the biggest expense. However, two of the casinos have really great comp deals. One has sun-thurs free hotel room with 6 hours of play that day and another has a rakeback deal of $150 for 30 hours of play/week plus $5 each hour after that initial 30. The rake is steep at $5/$2 and opens of 10-20x seem to be standard. So my thinking on this is to play a very solid tight game and valuebet the shit out TPTK and pot control scary boards. Thus reducing rake as much as possible. Set mining and marginal hands don't seem profitable with high rake and crazy high opens. This would be my first time grinding live, but have had success every time ive played in Durant, OK at Choctaw playing 1/2nl when I visit my uncle, paying for my whole trip each time. Obviously the free hotel is a sick comp and would save me $50-$100 in gas as my car gets about 400-450 miles per 12 gallon tank so at $3 gal=$36 and id get about 2.5-3 round trips each tank. Plus the 2+ Hours travel time=lost profit. So I am not sure which is more valuable. The Rakeback deal or the free hotel room deal. Free hotel I could go 3-4 days a week and grind like a madman 60 hours or so, Or take the Rakeback deal and grind 3-4 10+ hr days for $200+/wk in rakeback- $50 or so/wk in gas and $30/$50 in food. I feel like I would play more hands with the hotel, but have more guaranteed profits from the rakeback. What are yalls opinions? What would yall do? 4-5bb/hr attainable?


Cliff notes:

$2-3k bankroll
Starting game 1/2-100max spread hold'em state has 100 max bet limit
Comps to chose from or possibly manipulate and combine, 6+hrs=free hotel sun-thurs or $150 rakeback after 30+hrs played and $5 each hour after/week.
I live 80 miles from casino and car gets 400-450 mi/tank
rent is paid for next year so not part of expenses
Taking 20 credit hrs online classes and work 20hrs or so/wk on my own schedule.
Thoughts on situation? grind till I can play 10/20 limit? or stick with 2-100?

explain the rake again

$5 max $2 to bad beat jackpot

oh BBJ blows, but rakeback makes it sound deece

i've never played in a max bet game but given the size of the raises pre and considering it's live then you should be able to find very profitable bluff spots because a $100 bet into $400 on the river will seem big because as people won't be used to calling max bets very often.

Ok, thank you for the advice baudib. There will definitely been some differences, I have only ever played NL so limit is new to me, although I have and am rereading malmuths book aswell as harmons section in SS2. Although, $100 into $400 seems slim value to me for a bluff? aren't you essentially pricing a lot of hands in that would fold in NL to a 3/4 pot river bet in NL?

Of course you are and it means that the players MUST defend at a much wider rate, they will not call often enough.

Ok, got ya. This makes sense. I appreciate your feedback and advice bud. On another note, you know my boys are gonna put a stompin on the eagles next Thursday right? ;)

Lol u