Is $5-$10 even worth playing?

[Dhani]

So many people call with crap hands to the river. Calling stations, Maniacs, etc.
Is $5-$10 worth playing?

[brettbrettr]

Round here that's a hell of a faux pas. (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=3153754&page=0&view=c ollapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1)

[SeaEagle]

No, it's not. You have to get to at least 15-30 before you've weeded out enough weak players to make the game profitable. However, at 5/10, if you really look you can find games without calling stations and people who call crap to the river. Maybe you can be selective and only play at these tables.

[jason_t]

ysscky.

[Dhani]

what dies that mean?

[Dhani]

how do you look for good games?
Specifics please.

[brettbrettr]

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what dies that mean?

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hahahahahahahahah

[Dhani]

ysscky?

[theben]

so you want to play against really tough players rather than people who throw thier money away?

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ysscky?

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Let me clarify...

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[baronzeus]

If you do datamining, you can find fishy tables based on players in your database.

[Dhani]

Let me explain...
Recent hand- UTG +1 played K4 off-he called a raise and a re raise only to flop trip 4s. this is not unsual at $5-$10, and yes I know, all of the odds in the long run, but 4 hands like that and I am down $200 in 20 min w/ AA AK QK JJ

[Neal_Schon]

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Let me explain...
Recent hand- UTG +1 played K4 off-he called a raise and a re raise only to flop trip 4s. this is not unsual at $5-$10, and yes I know, all of the odds in the long run, but 4 hands like that and I am down $200 in 20 min w/ AA AK QK JJ

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Have you informed the dealer that you will not accept *bad beats?


*By bad beats I mean anything that isn't Journey.

[Catt]

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Let me explain...
Recent hand- UTG +1 played K4 off-he called a raise and a re raise only to flop trip 4s. this is not unsual at $5-$10, and yes I know, all of the odds in the long run, but 4 hands like that and I am down $200 in 20 min w/ AA AK QK JJ

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You're getting a bunch of sarcastic and / or mocking replies because, really, "no, you don't know all of the odds in the longrun." You are displaying a fundamental misunderstanding of what makes a good game, what makes a good opponent, where the money comes from in poker, etc.

The fact that you responded seriously and in the manner you did to SeaEagle's post about finding "good" tables is actually the best post in this thread, and one of the better posts I've seen on 2+2 in some time.

[Joe Taylor]

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Let me explain...
Recent hand- UTG +1 played K4 off-he called a raise and a re raise only to flop trip 4s. this is not unsual at $5-$10, and yes I know, all of the odds in the long run, but 4 hands like that and I am down $200 in 20 min w/ AA AK QK JJ

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Holy hell, I didn't realize $5/$10 was this bad. And here I am being an idiot and still playing a mixture of $2/$4 and $3/$6. Time to move up.

Only if you can beat the game.

[TheHip41]

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ysscky?

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Let me clarify...

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Holy seizures batman!

[Dhani]

I was looking for some support, and opinions, that's all. I do realize the long run and good games. I was just looking for other thoughts. That's all

[PITTM]

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I was looking for some support, and opinions, that's all. I do realize the long run and good games. I was just looking for other thoughts. That's all

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these are all lies. you dont understand the long run or good games, that is VERY obvious from this post. i have been making soooooooo much money in the past couple weeks off of horrendous players at 3-6/5-10. i dont know why people have such a difficult time against terrible players. they play terrible, thats the point, they just give me money all session. if i lose a bad beat to them ill probably be getting it back 3 hands later. whining about loose calls is the antithesis to understanding poker even slightly. learn to love the swings <3

rj

[Erik W]

The problem with players who claim they can't beat calling stations is that they do not value bet enough.
You don't need top pair to value bet against someone who calls down with 3rd pair or hopes for an ace or gutshot.

[SeaEagle]

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I was just looking for other thoughts. That's all

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Dhani, here's a serious thought. You shouldn't be playing 5/10. Even if you don't care about money, you should be playing at a lower level until you learn how to play better poker. I would suggest playing at 1/2 at least until you learn to love the people who call your PF raise w/ K4.