How is a 43/5 beating 5NL so well?

#1 12th January 2011, 6:17 PM

ive just been looking on pokertableratings and noticed one person i play with often has a BB/100 of over 5 and this is over like 500k hands and my pokertracker stats over about 1k hands with him say hes playing a 43/5 game and this is full ring.. i didnt know it would be possible to beat the game so well playing this loose, so i was just wondering if anyone else chooses to play loose? as all we hear is the TAG approach.. does this guy just have great post flop skills or something?

#2 12th January 2011, 6:23 PM

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Originally Posted by acky100

ive just been looking on pokertableratings and noticed one person i play with often has a BB/100 of over 5 and this is over like 500k hands and my pokertracker stats over about 1k hands with him say hes playing a 43/5 game and this is full ring.. i didnt know it would be possible to beat the game so well playing this loose, so i was just wondering if anyone else chooses to play loose? as all we hear is the TAG approach.. does this guy just have great post flop skills or something?

43/5 means he's limping every 3rd hand and raising only with his best cards. You can only get away with that if you play at tables full of loose passives and calling stations.

#3 12th January 2011, 7:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fx20736

43/5 means he's limping every 3rd hand and raising only with his best cards. You can only get away with that if you play at tables full of loose passives and calling stations.

Sounds like 5nl.

#4 12th January 2011, 8:37 PM

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Originally Posted by WVHillbilly

Sounds like 5nl.

Sounds like 10NL

#5 12th January 2011, 10:05 PM

sounds like 200nl

#6 12th January 2011, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ALL IN CLUBS

sounds like 200nl

what do you know about 200nl??

#7 12th January 2011, 10:15 PM

uhhh, i know i wont prob ever be playing it LOL..

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Originally Posted by fx20736

what do you know about 200nl??

#8 13th January 2011, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ALL IN CLUBS

uhhh, i know i wont prob ever be playing it LOL..

come on, you and I might get there someday...

#9 13th January 2011, 1:28 AM

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Originally Posted by fx20736

come on, you and I might get there someday...

You're going to need like a $40k bankroll to play there if you want to play there with as many buy-ins as you do on 2NL Move up already, you're going to be able to beat 5NL, even 10NL too. No difference imo

#10 13th January 2011, 1:53 AM

100 buyins would be $20,000.00 no prob

#11 13th January 2011, 4:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ALL IN CLUBS

sounds like 200nl

200nl is nothing like that

#12 13th January 2011, 5:14 AM

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Originally Posted by vanquish

200nl is nothing like that

well 25, 50, and 100 NL are pry nothing like it either

#13 15th January 2011, 7:08 PM

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Originally Posted by vanquish

200nl is nothing like that

maybe not online... but in the casinos it sure is.

#14 15th January 2011, 7:16 PM

well yeah

1/2 at a casino is like 1c/2c online

#15 16th January 2011, 9:11 PM

I think this 43 and 5 player has good post flop skills. He is playing loose for the small money but then probably tightens up for when the big bets come down. I believe his results are not a mirage. I am thinking he is a good player and is doing a good job in creating a loose image but might not be as loose as people think when the flop hits. He could possibly be using this loose image to get paid off when he does make a big hand...LizaBuv

I am a 26 and 15 which seems to work for me at these stakes.

#16 16th January 2011, 9:44 PM

26/15 and your a winning player at 200NL ??????? Nice

#17 16th January 2011, 9:45 PM

You said 6 max right not Full Ring???

#18 17th January 2011, 4:36 AM

Liza, you don't play at 200NL...

#19 17th January 2011, 5:39 AM

why is everyone talking about 200NL, wasn't this thread about 5NL??

#20 17th January 2011, 11:28 AM

Yeah everyone got a bit excited and silly at the idea of 200 dollars on a single table, this was always about 5NL and i was just thinking how everyone drills into us about being a perfect 12/10 or whatever and theres this guy who's fairly crushing this level with his stats. I agree LizaBuv he clearly knows what he's doing but i still think tighter is the easier style to play, he must just have some really good post flop skills

#21 17th January 2011, 3:08 PM

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Originally Posted by acky100

Yeah everyone got a bit excited and silly at the idea of 200 dollars on a single table, this was always about 5NL and i was just thinking how everyone drills into us about being a perfect 12/10 or whatever and theres this guy who's fairly crushing this level with his stats. I agree LizaBuv he clearly knows what he's doing but i still think tighter is the easier style to play, he must just have some really good post flop skills

Playing 5nl by choice then for 500K hands? Fact is good players move up.

#22 17th January 2011, 6:22 PM

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Originally Posted by vanquish

well yeah

1/2 at a casino is like 1c/2c online

is this actually legit?? i just went to the casino yesterday...the poker room looked super high class. i wanted to sit down and play but the guy told me blinds were 1/2 and i only brought a hundo to play with so i didn't wanna S/S obv....just wondering if other ppl think this is true too ...

#23 17th January 2011, 6:41 PM

yea dude

#24 17th January 2011, 6:54 PM

i was kinda surprised that when i went up to the second floor where the poker room is...they only had like 12 tables max...and only like 4 of them were full

my mouth watered when i saw the room though...omg i wanna play so bad...still yet to play live poker

#25 17th January 2011, 6:58 PM

I don't think you're going to find a live game at a casino with stakes lower that $1/$2 unless you're playing on the electronic tables. Just not enough money in it for the casinos.

#26 17th January 2011, 7:01 PM

yea thats what i kinda figured...need to gather $200 roughly for my next trip i guess.

electronic poker was weird...i hated it...not online poker..but they had these "slot poker machines" in a way..really lame

#27 17th January 2011, 7:15 PM

That isn't really what I was talking about it is a real poker table, but electronic cards, dealer, etc...

#28 17th January 2011, 7:17 PM

The rake is huge in live cash games but the fish are so worth it. Make sure you take your 100bbs though and you should be fine.

#29 17th January 2011, 7:55 PM

No brainer, why did you change your name? Been meaning to ask you

#30 17th January 2011, 8:12 PM

notice in that picture...the dudes name is Brian..my name!! my name!! ...and i didn't see any tables that looked anything like that in the casino

#31 17th January 2011, 9:17 PM

I thought it was Briania LOL

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Originally Posted by PattyR

notice in that picture...the dudes name is Brian..my name!! my name!! ...and i didn't see any tables that looked anything like that in the casino

#32 18th January 2011, 1:33 AM

Why play that many hands in micros? Seems like waste of time

#33 18th January 2011, 1:33 AM

hahahhahahaha all in clubs you so funny...NOT..lol

#34 18th January 2011, 4:58 PM

I never seen them poker tables before. I live right by phila parx casino. I wonder if they have em. They just opened poker room few months ago. I haven't had any br at all to go check it out tho. No job = no money

#35 19th January 2011, 2:35 AM

To get back to the original topic, a 43/5 beating 5nl probably has good table selection and is mostly playing with implied odds in mind and feeding on the aggrodonkfish who will overplay their hands and ship their stacks on things like top pair vs his nuts. If there are no aggrodonkfish who will ship their stacks at his table, he probably moves to one of the dozens of tables where one does reside.

Table selection, FTW.

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