Question for Mason

[jujujaja34]

Mason,

Why don't you play higher limits? More than you specifically, I'm curious about the logic. As a world-class limit player I'm sure you could have a positive expectation at higher limits. Therefore, I'm assuming it's simply a matter of risk vs. reward. Thanks for any thoughts.

A fellow Hokie,

jujujaja34

[CrackerZack]

30-60 is pretty high, but i'm a bit curious myself.

[Rushmore]

No way would I attempt to answer this question, but I would posit that it's simple economics:

The market is much softer at $30/60 than at, say $75/150.

Say you're the best player at either table. You might have an expectation of 2 BB's/hr at the $30/60 ($120/hr), and you might have an expectation of .75 BB's/hr at the $75/150 ($112.50/hr.).

It's just the nature of the way things is, right?

[Dynasty]

The game I see Mason playing most often these days is 40-80 stud and I think he was playing 60-120 hold 'em recently. So, he does.

A more practical answer may be that there is usually a very large jump between 30-60 and the next highest limit regularly available at the Bellagio. Somtimes they'll have 60-120. More often, the next game is 80-160. Sometimes, it'll be something like a 300-600 mixed game. The Bellagio (or Mirage) doesn't do a good job of getting games bigger than 30-60 running regularly.