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Originally Posted by winky51
Ok here is a question I thought of.
the 1/2 game is $4 limps and 30-40% of the table are shorties.
Why not simply go to the 2/5 table with $240 with $5 limps and a higher buy in for better play post flop?! Its the same thing as $200 in 1/2.
Is the competition that different?
The skill level isn't that different, but really depends on your style and your bankroll.
If you're buying in for 200, the $4 open and the 3-blind 1-1-2 makes the blinds relative to your stack pretty similar between sitting at 1-2-2 or 3-5.
Your opponents at 1-2 will mostly have stacks between 40-150, and makes your decisions at this game really easy. You can literally sit there and play tight, and be handed over these medium stacks with no gamble at all throughout the night. Even if you get sucked out it's rarely anything more than 100, and if you play smart and patiently your stack will keep growing. (and by tight I don't mean internet tight like 10% VPIP, but playing hands you can get value from based on how others are playing)
Your opponents at 3-5 will have alot more money in front, ranging from 500-few K. you can easily double up your 200 bc players there are still bad and loose, but now you are sitting with 400 and your opponents still cover. Pot sizes are alot bigger, and you might not be comfortable getting in a 2000 dollar pot which can grow easily with some of the lineup there.
Ratholing is not really viable either, because unlike the 10-20 tables of 1-1-2 tables running, there usually is 1-3 3-5nl tables going at all times, and it is a must move with a main game.
Last edited by foresk1n; 05-13-2011 at 04:53 PM.