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[Money022]

Are big pots and double-ups harder to come buy at higher limits, or at limits where the table is full of decent players? I've spent the last 1.5 years at micro limits and after recently getting my game together, have made a move to $50 NL. From what I can tell there are still plenty of poor players to pick on. At what point, or limit, would you say it's harder to get a person to commit their whole stack?

[iowahawk09]

It really all just depends on the players. You will find maniacs and very very good players at many different levels. Some high stakes might have some fish who are just taking their shot before they bust, others might be solid rocks who consistently win at those levels.

Once you get past $2/4 NL online I would say the skill level increases quite a bit. However I have seen tables full of fish at 3/6, 5/10, even 10/20, but the majority of the players at those levels know what they are doing

[aucu]

Depends where you play and the time of day but you should be able to find $50NL games that are as nuts as you can stand.

[Zach6668]

A certain poster here routinely IMs me with the large pots he wins, or loses everyday at 2/4 NL to 5/10 NL.

[cwik]

lol, good 'ol depends

I mostly play on FTP, and the $50nl game there is super rocky. When I moved up to $100nl, play was a lot faster which made for some bigger pots. $200nl plays very similar. I think your gonna find that players who are properly rolled are going to be more comfortable playing larger pots. However these may not be the same donks that are willing to stack off with AJ.

As you move up levels play just gets more and more aggressive, as players are playing real poker and not cards (this is not $200nl). Watch a bit of the 300/600 game on FTP, you'll see plenty off double ups. (however I'd say this is probably increased significantly by the fact players routinely buying in short for that game... but thats another discussion).

[Actuary]

A certain poster here routinely IMs me with the large pots he wins, or loses everyday at 2/4 NL to 5/10 NL.

I think he's from Alabama

nicest guy.

[Zach6668]

I think he's from Alabama

nicest guy.

Haha, nope, not him, although he does IM me, just not as frequent. I talk to this person more regularly I guess.

I actually have no idea why I'm being coy with it, lol.

Either way, my point stands that you see big pots everywhere.

[antistuff]

that do it for you?

[CobaltBlue]

nicest guy.

Aww.

Haha, nope, not him, although he does IM me, just not as frequent.

Haha. I thought you were talking about me too.

Let me say this about the "higher limits"...I ended up sitting on $3.2k at a 3/6 NL table the other day (not much of a brag since I ended up only having a profit of $700)...so yeah, big pots still happen. Just gotta find the right situations.

That said, it's much easier to run $10 to $100 on a .05/.10 table than it is to run $200 to $2k on a 1/2 table.

[mtdesmoines]

that do it for you?

You forgot the obligatory TANTALAR reference.

EDIT: I don't play really high stakes like some people here, but I sort of think it's like any level of poker. You really kind of have the opportunity to make big pots as one of the players.

[iloveplaypokr]

Depends, like someone others have already said.

HU you'll find big pots at every level.

Same for short-handed.

9 handed? Not so much.

[seemorenuts]

They are pretty common at 2/5, 5/10, 10/20 NL and I suspect at higher levels.

The real factor is what proportion of these pots are people's bankrolls and/or liquid cash;
and the composition of the styles at the table at the time. Some players play to relax.

I was told by a source I trust that at Seneca Niagara's Casino, many of the players at the 25/50 NL
game are multimillionaires (not to mention a few who choose to play 1/2 LHE!).

In fact, if you watch online you'll see them splashing around five or six figures on iffy hands, but
those amounts are small in relation to their bankrolls, once again.