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Originally Posted by RDonovan
Few questions about the 2/5 .....
Winning 1/2 player rolled to make the move to 2/5.... I know it's been asked be4 but I am curious to hear from some of the 2/5 regs on how much differently the game plays. I imagine there being some subtle differences, but maybe there are some things that I wouldn't expect.
- What are people buying in for on average, would like to hear some feedback on what the majority of people are sitting down with ( I buy in full for 1/2 but thinking about sitting @ a 2/5 with 5-600 the first couple times)
- Is the level of play that much better ?
- Avg open raise ? (cant be any worse than 1/2, with some people raising it to 8 and others making it 15 to go pre) I'm thinking 2/5 open would be 15-25?
Any insight that could be provided would be appreciated. I would assume the game plays with reds and greens, but still has those annoying blues at the table.
Most common buy in is 500. but as mentioned, you will see the full range.
Avg opening raise is 30-35, still very little 3 bets on anything other than AK or better.
The level of play is not really that much better, there are still bad players, they just think they are good. Of course there are some good players in the game, more than in 1/2, so job 1 when sitting down is to figure out who they are.
This level is also where you start to see more casual players with enough money that 1/2 is not enough, and they are usually loose passive, some are loose aggresive.
Overall, there are still enough predictable players for the slightly above average player to be profitable.
I'd say, prepare for bigger swings than 2.5 times what you saw in 1/2. During the first few sessions, while getting used to it, tight is right. Try to spend more time observing than playing hands.
Last note, learn to identify the predictable players and get in with them with suited one/two gappers. They will almost always pay off the straight or flush with top two. Also learn to fold top top into significant action. Some people would disagree with me, but until you get a feel for the game, it will save you a lot to not pay people off with these hands.
Good luck!