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Originally Posted by ArtyMcFly
Obviously the softest games will always be on the "cheapest" tables. But there is virtually no incentive for a site to unilaterally remove the lowest stake level.
If Stars was running 200 2NL tables and then got rid of them overnight, there wouldn't suddenly be 200 extra 5NL tables running. Believe it or not, there are plenty of bankroll nits at nano-stakes that only move up if they have 30+ buyins.
Mass tabling is a clear problem, but Stars isn't going to do anything to get rid of that either... because it makes them hundreds of millions of dollars.
I dont agree with this. I think there would be many of those players who now move up to 5nl because they still want to play and dont have a choice other than to play 5nl. You think people at 2nl are seriously pinching pennies? I'm sure there's some grinders who have deposited a small amount and are trying to learn and play with bankroll mngt, but doubtful that's the majority at these stakes.
Seriously, it's all speculation. I still speculate that if you remove all stakes below 25nl the games will be better off. More weak players at 25nl. More weak players who run hot at 25nl that move up to the higher stakes.
And fish dont often care about bankroll management like 2p2 regs do. Most just say well i have enough money on here to play [insert stake] so i'll buy in short to spread it out a bit. That and/or they lose a buy in or two at [insert stake] and start moving up to chase their losses.
I know because i once was one of these fish 10 years ago. They know no better.