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Here is my spreadsheet on my progress. The game I play has a high rake. $1 for every $5, with a max of $5. Additionally, if there is a flop, $1 is taken from $5 pots and $2 from $10 pots. Meaning a $10 pot on the flop will lose $4 for high hand and rake.

I have found that a very tight playstyle is excellent for this. The proportion of hands that I play and high hands I make are high. As you can see, high hands make up a big portion of my wins. And I am positive that I play so little hands that the high hand is actually making me large profits. But with my slump I'm starting to wonder, am I playing too tight? I usually limp with hands like JT, even if suited. Do you think I should start taking the initiative and open raise such hands in middle position? Or maybe just late position, even if there are multiple limpers?

Actually, looking at that, people will probably scoff as the idea that this is a downswing. Maybe it's quite minor, but what tips do you guys give for such a high rake? Keep playing my tight game? Open raise preflop only with strong hands?

Yes playing tight is key in super high rake games.

But you mention you limp hands even JTs. From that I get the notion that you also limp JTo. If that is the case you are not tight enough at all. Do not play offsuit hands except the big ones that you want to raise.

Even from the button? I fold JTo in early position. Only limp in late position.

It's a raise in late position. You really should never open-limp.

Well it wouldn't be an open limp. It's rare to for everyone to fold to the button.

Just fold it. Offsuit hands dont play well multiway and wont win enough to compensate for high rake.

I agree it would be an open if everyone folded to you.

Just dont limp offsuit hands (except for pp). If its not good enough to raise, its not good enough to play.

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