not talking about taking fewer bad beats or getting my raises respected. That's a fallacy, I know. Someone has to make mistakes, otherwise the rake breaks us all. But I'm thinking that one player's style and strategy might be more suited for a higher level. If you apply Ed Miller's "Small Stakes Hold'em" strategy to a 50/100 table, you'll be crushed. Conversely, I have a feeling that players like Barry Greenstein and Chip Reese would do terrible in a small game, as they'd overdo it and put fancy plays on people who will call down with middle pair anyway. The books and forums I read and take advice from are intended for advanced players ("Middle Limit Hold'em", "Hold'em For Advanced Players", "How Good Is Your Limit Hold'em?" and the Mid/High Stakes Forum on 2+2. I'm a very competetive person, and I take great pleasure in putting a player on a hand and making a good laydown or call. But with all these non-thinking calling stations and maniacs at 2/4, I'm restricted to playing ABC poker. I'm basically auto-piloting four tables, showing a little profit, but I'm getting really bored. I want to play against better players, and I have enough confidence in my abilities to skip a few levels. I'm thinking about taking a shot at 5/10 tonight, playing only one table and focusing on my reads.
Is this totally absurd? Am I setting myself up the spanking of the year?Statistics: Posted by majakovskij — Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:27 am
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