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Originally Posted by LordRiverRat
I mean it's good to have new people coming in. But also drawing scared money fish away from 1/2 and 1/3 into a basically unbeatable game cause of the rake is not good. Also those new people coming in aren't gonna feel comfortable enough to move up to "real" stakes cause they'll probably lose to the rake/other people.
New players are called fish due to their inexperience. What I'm really looking forward to is for new players to join the game and get hooked. Once they gain experience what happens mostly is that they develop bad habits and become donkeys. Some of them may move up, some may stay, but I mostly believe that a .5/1 will be beneficial to help newcomers get their foot in the door. Again, not all will become donkeys or make the transition to 1/2 and higher. But lowering the barrier of entry can help.
For the record I prefer to play against donkeys than fish. From my personal experience, if a fish joins and has a bad time (like getting stacked multiple times or worse, gets berated by someone tapping the glass) they usually leave and you never see them again. I've seen it a couple of times. Heck, I've berated some way back when I started (not anymore, I learned my lesson). A donkey on the other hand is stubborn. He needs a really bad experience to quit for good. A donkey can get stacked 5 times in a session and if they still have money and want to play you'll see them again. They keep repeating the same exploitable mistakes without adjusting like a stubborn donkey, hence the nickname. From what I've seen, fish are more willing to adjust and learn than donkeys. But once they develop bad habits and think their game is perfect is hard for them to readjust.
I know I would've never played poker if the lowest stake offered was 2/5. The 1/2 games gave me a chance and there's people out there who may not be able to afford 1/2 now but a lower stake may get them in the game. I wouldn't play the .5/1 now that I know better. But back when I started and the game intimidated me, I know I would have. That's just my personal take on the matter. Sorry for the wall of text. It's interesting to see different opinions on this since I was expecting general support for lower stakes.
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