Questions re: cash game levels and skills

MrBookworm wrote:
>> 1. How much difference in skill is there between .25/.50 players and .50/1.00
>> and 1.00/2.00 players on line? Where do the players get unprofitable.
>
> What game, HE? Limit, PL, or NL? I assume online since I haven't seen
> these limits in casinos and it's hard to multi-table live .
>
> Assuming NL: Yes, I have found more fish at the lower levels and more
> skilled players at the higher levels. However, there are ATM's all around,
> just fewer at higher levels.
>
> Assuming Limit: My game can't beat a limit game less than 1/2. I am
> profitable at 1/2, 2/4, 3/6 and barely at 5/10.

You only have ONE game? You can't ADJUST?

Anyone who can't beat microlimit LHE online would be well advised to
stay there and learn to adjust before moving on. I predict that if you
would only learn to beat 1/2 and under you will almost immediately be
able to beat 5/10 and 10/20.

Your words tell me that you have a fixed strategy and you've managed to
find a game where that strategy works. Good luck with that.

>
>> 2. Is it more profitable to play (1 )$1/2 table or (4) $.25/.50 tables?
>
> I have found it is more profitable for me to play (2) NL25 tables rather
> than (1) NL50 tble. If you can play (4) at a time well, you should be
> better off at the lower level.

As always, it depends.

for me, 2 tables is optimal (well, I'm usually also watching TV and
reading news and mail). With only 1 table, I get bored and fall victim
to FPS. 4 tables, I can't get other work done AND I think my results
suffer. 3 tables might be optimal for me, but I can't afford the screen
space...


If I'm doing NOTHING except playing poker, I think 4 tables would work
best for me. If I can ever tame the FPS, I *might* do better at 1 table
at a much higher limit.

As it is, 2 tables at a limit strictly determined by my artificial
"bankroll" has been producing acceptable results. [by "artificial
bankroll" I mean an amount that is much less than I can AFFORD - but
represents all I'm willing to risk for online poker. I treat it as if
"that's all there is". At the moment, it's about 1/40th of my "B&M
dedicated bankroll". I treat *that* as "all there is", too (even though
it would be easy to replace, if necessary.]

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"The Reamer" <bmichel.DeleteThis@optonline.net> wrote in message
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>
> 1. How much difference in skill is there between .25/.50 players and
> .50/1.00
> and 1.00/2.00 players on line? Where do the players get unprofitable.
>
> 2. Is it more profitable to play (1 )$1/2 table or (4) $.25/.50 tables?


Poker is a game of luck and skill.
The luck element, I would say, is the major part, once you start palying
againt
1/2 decent players you are shafted, you ain't gonna beat a 5% rake.
Hence you wll struggle to make a profit above the lowest level where
the novices play, unless you can find someone with more money than sense
or you can play like a robot, asumming that is you are not up against too
many
real ones ;O)

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