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Originally Posted by ArtyMcFly
If they don't care about BRM, why do thousands of people play 2NL every day?
Why don't they all move up to 50NL after losing a few buyins?
There no doubt are some/many "fish" who chase their losses, but I repeat: if these guys want to play higher stakes, they can do it already! Taking away something that's cheap does not create demand for something that costs more.
This whole argument is akin to saying "Sports betting sites should raise the minimum wager". Why would sites do something that loses customers?
Thousands (think this number is inflated some, although i can only see usa sites) play because they're available.
I think a lot currently do move up to 50nl or higher after losing a few buy ins. 50nl+ is certainly not just a bunch of regs. There's plenty of fish. And this was just one example people may use to move up stakes. Hard to prove both our points without seeing data from the sites.
Taking away something cheap certainly does create demand for something more expensive relatively speaking. Just because you take away 2nl - 10nl doesn't mean they just up and quit. Yeah right.
I think you're mistaken about the people who are playing the different stakes. Go all the way up the stakes and there's fish playing with short stacks. Been that way forever.
Also, the argument saying that "oh well if we take away 2nl they'll find other entertainment for the same price" is silly. I too can choose to do something else with my money for entertainment but i dont. Some people just want to play poker. They like the challenge. Go to a casino, there's plenty of cheaper options, right there, and many still choose to play poker and we're talking live which typically starts at 200nl/300nl.
And raising the wager for sports betting is different. I dont bet on sports, but that's just one bet and you're done. Poker you potentially get many rounds of betting for whatever amount you decide to chose to buy in for. And we're talking a very small blind difference that won't matter to a fish.
Last edited by rocketragz; 02-06-2015 at 02:35 PM.