NiceNisus
Rock Star
Silver Level
The place at 2c/4c and 25c/50c is going to be pretty equally horrible. Just move up to 10c/20c at least. By being that conservative with your bankroll, you're just wasting time.Hmm, I have a BR that warrants me capable of playing $0.25/0.50 LHE
Everytime I read a reply like this I want to burn my eyes out.try small balling with limit hold'em
The place at 2c/4c and 25c/50c is going to be pretty equally horrible. Just move up to 10c/20c at least. By being that conservative with your bankroll, you're just wasting time.
Nobody can win regularly at any level. Poker is a game of mostly luck and the really good players can only see a profit over a long time period. Even pro players will have ups and downs against inferior competition and it takes a lot of knowledge and a lot of discipline to be a winning player. You can have this result at micro levels online as well.
Of course you can beat it, but in fixed limit holdem the rake is so high that its quite hard to make any profit at the low limits.
I agree about the confidence, but if you are rolled for the .05/.10, why not give it a shot and see if your style is more profitable at those limits. It might not be, and you might make a higher ROI at the lower limits, but you will not know until you try. Find the game that you are most profitable, and stick with it.Hmm, I have a BR that warrants me capable of playing $0.25/0.50 LHE, but my reasoning is:
1) If I can't beat the donks at $0.02/0.04, how will I be a winner at $0.25/0.50 The problem with low limits is that there are a lot of donks, which make it more difficult to be consistently successful. At higher limits, solid play and more advanced strategy often gets rewarded, where as it does not work at lower limits. At lower limits, position is still power, but not to the same extent as at higher limits. I have been able to consistently beat the .02/.05 tables. You have to ram the pot when you hit your hand. TP/TK is often met against middle pair weak kicker or a drawing hand. Take calling odds away. You might still get called, but you will win in more of these scenarios than you will lose. And you are looking for your play to be rewarded long term instead of immediately. You might lose a session, but make the same play over 10 hands and your 8/1 favorite will be profitable for you over that time. Also, don't get caught being the one chasing a draw against odds. It is the biggest BR killer out there.
2) Working my way up from $0.02/0.04, to $0.05/0.10 etc. while being a winning player at those levels would give me more confidence