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Originally Posted by ten25
I don’t think there are less rec players on. There are just more regs taking up seats on already running tables, and not enough table starting happening. The reg/rec ratio at 50NL (and prob higher limits) has been bad since day 1 of the merge.
I predicted (https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/s...postcount=1149) that this would happen, but everyone seemed to think it would be a good thing . It’s certainly been nothing short of terrible for cash games.
The reason the games were good before in MI was because of the ring fencing.
Regs need to have etiquette, stop joining tables when it’s already half regs. It creates a more enjoyable (and profitable) environment not only for other regs but also the recs.
I haven’t witnessed any outright bum hunting (4-5 regs sitting out waiting for a rec) but have seen tables break when a rec busts.
I believe in most cases recs overestimate their skill level. This means they'll sit into any game, regardless of how bad it may be. They want to gamble, past the time, and probably just enjoy the competition.
So I disagree when you say regs need to stop joining half-filled reg tables, because recs will join these games. I'm a regular at 200-1knl and will be happy to join these games thinking:
1. I'm winning from some regs
2. a rec will sit
Even if I have to reg battle for a little bit, any small EV loss (if I'm losing in the lineup) can be made up by a rec sitting. Worst case you pay a little bit of EV to play vs better opponents anyways.
Since there's mostly enough volume across Borgata/Stars/WSOP , I don't even prioritize these games to begin with, but to tell others to close these games seems silly to me. We just need the egregious bumhunters to be punished, but I definitely won't be getting my hopes up.