EvilGenius
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Let me preface this by saying that I have been having a lot of difficulty getting consistent results from the micro limits (specifically .05/.10 and .10/.25). Everyone knows the pit falls at these limits, so i'm not even going to get into the specifics here.
Being play oriented instead of result oriented, this has been very discouraging. I have looked over my hand histories, and know that I have been playing a solid game that just has not been making any head way at the lower limits.
So, the other day I read an article that advocated playing short stacked at mid levels (.25/.50 and up) because of the opportunity to have your solid play rewarded is greater.
So, I ran a test. For 2 days, I played .05/.10 with the max buy in of $10. Over 2 days, my profit was $23.78. Not a bad profit, until you consider the ammount of time (and tylenol from banging my head against the wall) that was invested in playing time. So then, I played .25/.50 for 2 days. I bought in at this level with $10 ($10 is well within my BR, and definately considered short stacked at these tables). The results were interesting. In my first session, I made $30, and my total profit over 2 days was $79.25.
Now, I like the idea of risking the same ammount of money to play in a more sane game where I stand a better chance at getting rewarded for solid play. I also like the idea of buying in to the higher limits for the same cost of a max buy in at the lower limits.
BUT...
This is just a small test sample.
AND...
Despite the results, i'm still wanting to get other peoples opinions about the long term viability of playing short stacked at mid levels vs full stacked at micros.
SO...Opinions and debate please.
Being play oriented instead of result oriented, this has been very discouraging. I have looked over my hand histories, and know that I have been playing a solid game that just has not been making any head way at the lower limits.
So, the other day I read an article that advocated playing short stacked at mid levels (.25/.50 and up) because of the opportunity to have your solid play rewarded is greater.
So, I ran a test. For 2 days, I played .05/.10 with the max buy in of $10. Over 2 days, my profit was $23.78. Not a bad profit, until you consider the ammount of time (and tylenol from banging my head against the wall) that was invested in playing time. So then, I played .25/.50 for 2 days. I bought in at this level with $10 ($10 is well within my BR, and definately considered short stacked at these tables). The results were interesting. In my first session, I made $30, and my total profit over 2 days was $79.25.
Now, I like the idea of risking the same ammount of money to play in a more sane game where I stand a better chance at getting rewarded for solid play. I also like the idea of buying in to the higher limits for the same cost of a max buy in at the lower limits.
BUT...
This is just a small test sample.
AND...
Despite the results, i'm still wanting to get other peoples opinions about the long term viability of playing short stacked at mid levels vs full stacked at micros.
SO...Opinions and debate please.
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